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CVE-2001-0886

Buffer overflow in glob function of glibc allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a…

Medium4.6EPSS 0.61%
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mitre

Description

Buffer overflow in glob function of glibc allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a glob pattern that ends in a brace "{" character.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2001-0886, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.61% · top 51% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.

Weakness

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Affected products

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