The glob implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob expressions in STAT commands to an FTP daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade glibc-localeUpgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibc-infoUpgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade glibc-locale-32bitUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-profile | Jan 12, 2015 | Mar 2, 2011 |
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