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FKIE_CVE-2001-0886

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2001-12-21 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:55
Severity
Summary
Buffer overflow in glob function of glibc allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a glob pattern that ends in a brace "{" character.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000447
cve@mitre.orghttp://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-037-01
cve@mitre.orghttp://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2001-11/msg00109.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-029.shtml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-103
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-095.php3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1752.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-160.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245956
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3707
cve@mitre.orghttp://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-008
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7705
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000447
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-037-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2001-11/msg00109.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-029.shtml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-103
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-095.php3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1752.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-160.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245956
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3707
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-008
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7705
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
debian debian_linux 2.1
redhat linux *
redhat linux 6.2
redhat linux 7.0
redhat linux 7.1

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