CVE-2011-1659
EPSS 2.5%
Description
Integer overflow in posix/fnmatch.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long UTF8 string that is used in an fnmatch call with a crafted pattern argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1071.
How to fix CVE-2011-1659
To remediate CVE-2011-1659, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.13-8 or later
Is CVE-2011-1659 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.13-8