DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1659

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CVE-2011-1659
Published: 08 Apr 2011, 15:17
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:06

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Apr 2011, 15:17
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:06
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Integer overflow in posix/fnmatch.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long UTF8 string that is used in an fnmatch call with a crafted pattern argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1071.

Affected Systems

  • debian•glibc

    < 2.13-8 | < 2.13-8 | < 2.13-8 | < 2.13-8

References (1)