CVE-2010-4756
Description
The glob implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob expressions in STAT commands to an FTP daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Affected | — |
| forky | Affected | — |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | glibc | | |
References
- http://cxib.net/stuff/glob-0day.c
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/89
- http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/9223
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681681
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4756
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4756
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.