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.
References (15)
Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81707
Patch x_refsource_misc
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15078
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57638
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/89747
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51951
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028063
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/30/5
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-01/msg00967.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0769.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:163
Scores
EPSS
0.0211
EPSS Percentile
84.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/glibc
2.17
Published
Feb 08, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026