5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-0242
Glibc Regular Expression Matcher Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the extend_buffers function in the regular expression matcher (posix/regexec.c) in glibc, possibly 2.17 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via crafted multibyte characters.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 8, 2013, 8:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-0242 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
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-2013-0242.

URL Resource
http://osvdb.org/89747
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0769.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51951 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15078 Patch
http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-01/msg00967.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:163
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/30/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57638
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028063
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81707
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
http://osvdb.org/89747
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0769.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51951 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15078 Patch
http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-01/msg00967.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:163
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/30/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57638
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028063
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81707
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/89747
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0769.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51951
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
    Added Reference http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15078
    Added Reference http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-01/msg00967.html
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:163
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/30/5
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57638
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028063
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81707
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/81707 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81707 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2013

    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.
Exploit Prediction

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

2.67 }} -1.47%

score

0.84491

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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