CVE-2011-5320
"Glibc scanf Local Denial of Service"
Description
scanf and related functions in glibc before 2.15 allow local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a large string of 0s.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 18, 2017, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:09 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.5
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CVE-2011-5320 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=20b38e0 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3f8cc204fdd0 [No types assigned] Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=3f8cc204fdd0 Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=20b38e0 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=129567990905823&w=2 No Types Assigned https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=129567990905823&w=2 Exploit Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196745 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196745 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13138#c4 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13138#c4 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=3f8cc204fdd0 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=3f8cc204fdd0 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=20b38e0 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=20b38e0 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/12/14 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/12/14 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=129567990905823&w=2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=129567990905823&w=2 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-5320 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-5320
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.08 }} 0.00%
score
0.34472
percentile