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CVE-2011-5320

scanf and related functions in glibc before 2.15 allow local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via

scanf and related functions in glibc before 2.15 allow local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a large string of 0s.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.0006
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
gnu glibc<= 2.14.1
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Scoring & Timeline

6.2
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD18 Oct 2017 · 02:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/12/14Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196745Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=129567990905823&w=2Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13138#c4Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git
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