DEBIAN-CVE-2011-5320

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2011-5320
Downstream
DLA-165-1
Published: 18 Oct 2017, 14:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:07

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
25/100
CVSS Score
6.2 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 Oct 2017, 14:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:07
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.2CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•glibc

    < 2.15 | < 2.15 | < 2.15 | < 2.15

References (1)