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CVE-2009-4881
Integer overflow in the __vstrfmon_l function in stdlib/strfmon_l.c in the strfmon implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.0%
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Description
Integer overflow in the __vstrfmon_l function in stdlib/strfmon_l.c in the strfmon implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.10.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted format string, as demonstrated by the %99999999999999999999n string, a related issue to CVE-2008-1391.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
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References (6)
- MDVSA-2010:111 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- GLSA-201011-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10600 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- gnuclibrary-vstrfmonl-overflow(59241) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=153aa31b93be22e01b236375fb02a9f9b9a0195f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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