UBUNTU-CVE-2011-5320

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CVE-2011-5320
Published: 18 Oct 2017, 14:29
Last modified:16 Jul 2025, 08:10

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
25/100
CVSS Score
6.2 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
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
16 Jul 2025, 08:10
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

  • ubuntu•eglibc

    < 2.19-0ubuntu6.6

References (3)