DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0242

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2013-0242
Downstream
DLA-165-1
Published: 08 Feb 2013, 20:55
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:12

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 Feb 2013, 20:55
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•glibc

    < 2.17-2 | < 2.17-2 | < 2.17-2 | < 2.17-2

References (1)