CVE-2013-0242
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.85 % · percentile 87 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Buffer overflow in the extend_buffers function in the regular expression matcher (posix/regexec.c) in glibc, possibly 2.17 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via crafted multibyte characters.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81707
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57638
- http://osvdb.org/89747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51951
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028063
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/30/5
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
- http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-01/msg00967.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0769.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:163
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15078
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2013-0274
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2013-0242
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2014-AVI-382 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware vSphere · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |