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CVE-2011-2168
Multiple integer overflows in the glob implementation in libc in OpenBSD before 4.9 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.1%
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- mitre
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the glob implementation in libc in OpenBSD before 4.9 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted string, related to the GLOB_APPEND and GLOB_DOOFFS flags, a different issue than CVE-2011-0418.
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)
- 1.1% · top 35% 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 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c.diff?r1=1.34%3Br2=1.35%3Bf=h (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 48004 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20110502 Multiple Vendors libc/glob(3) GLOB_BRACE|GLOB_LIMIT memory exhaustion (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESx_transferred
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c#rev1.35 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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Record last updated .