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MEDIUM
CVE-2011-1071
Google Chrome GNU C Library UTF8 String Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability
Description

The GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.12.2 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a long UTF8 string that is used in an fnmatch call, aka a "stack extension attack," a related issue to CVE-2010-2898, CVE-2010-1917, and CVE-2007-4782, as originally reported for use of this library by Google Chrome.

INFO

Published Date :

April 8, 2011, 3:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 3:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2011-1071 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-1071 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu glibc
2 Gnu eglibc
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-1071.

URL Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/615120 Exploit
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=48733 Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/26/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/11 Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/28/15
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-got-accidental-code-execution-via.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Feb/635 Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Feb/644 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43492 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43830 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43989 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8175
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025290
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11883 Exploit
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f15ce4d8dc139523fe0c273580b604b2453acba6
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:178
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0413.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46563 Exploit
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681054 Exploit Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12853

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Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 13, 2019, 1:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 308 different CVEs too.

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Shell C Perl PHP TeX Python Assembly Makefile HTML XSLT

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
327 stars 70 fork 70 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2015, 10:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 309 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-1071 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-1071 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=f15ce4d8dc139523fe0c273580b604b2453acba6 [Patch]
    Added Reference http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f15ce4d8dc139523fe0c273580b604b2453acba6 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12853 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12853 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-1071 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-1071 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.91 }} 0.00%

score

0.86680

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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