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CVE-2019-9169
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29, proceed_next_node in posix/regexec.c has a heap-based buffer over-read via an…
Critical9.8EPSS 4.7%
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Description
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29, proceed_next_node in posix/regexec.c has a heap-based buffer over-read via an attempted case-insensitive regular-expression match.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.7% · top 8.1% 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.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (12)
- 107160 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-202006-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- USN-4416-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10278 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=583dd860d5b833037175247230a328f0050dbfe9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190315-0002/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24114 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34142 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34140 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54823184 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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