Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1659
CVE-2011-1659
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.
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Affected products
59cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 57 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.13
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.09.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvdExploit
- scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-got-accidental-code-execution-via.htmlnvdExploit
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/44353nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/46397nvd
- sourceware.org/git/nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66819nvd
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