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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 21, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0886

CVE-2001-0886

Description

Buffer overflow in glob function of glibc allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a glob pattern that ends in a brace "{" character.

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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Red Hat/Linux4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=7.2
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • GNU/Glibcllm-fuzzy

Patches

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References

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