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CVE-2018-11236
stdlib/canonicalize.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier, when processing very long pathname arguments to the…
Critical9.8EPSS 6.9%
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- mitre
Description
stdlib/canonicalize.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier, when processing very long pathname arguments to the realpath function, could encounter an integer overflow on 32-bit architectures, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow and, potentially, arbitrary code execution.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.9% · top 5.9% 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: Critical 9.8.
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References (9)
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=5460617d1567657621107d895ee2dd83bc1f88f2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 104255 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22786 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3092 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190329-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190401-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHBA-2019:0327 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-4416-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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