UBUNTU-CVE-2011-5320

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2011-5320

    Published: 18 Oct 2017Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2011-5320

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-5320, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/12, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-5320

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: eglibc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.19-0ubuntu6.6

    Affected versions

    2.17-93ubuntu4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High