CVE-2018-11236 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2018-11236

stdlib/canonicalize.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6)...

Vulnerability Description

stdlib/canonicalize.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier, when processing very long pathname arguments to the realpath function, could encounter an integer overflow on 32-bit architectures, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow and, potentially, arbitrary code execution.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

glibc, virtualization host, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation, communications session border controller, enterprise communications broker, data ontap edge, element software management
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 4.0, 7.0, 8.0.0, 8.1.0, 8.2.0, 3.0.0, 3.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 18th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.