Description
The glob implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob expressions in STAT commands to an FTP daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 2, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified