CVE-2011-5320

low-risk

Published 2017-10-18

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.

Do I need to act?

0.06% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 6.2/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Glibc

Gnu

Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/12/14

Third Party Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196745

Exploit https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=129567990905823&w=2

Issue Tracking https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13138#c4

Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/12/14

Third Party Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196745

Exploit https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=129567990905823&w=2

Issue Tracking https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13138#c4

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low-risk

Severity 20/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal