CVE-2009-5155

In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.28, parse_reg_exp in posix/regcomp.c misparses alternatives, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) or trigger an incorrect result by attempting a regular-expression match.

Score
CVSS 3.0 7.5 High
Status
Modified - cve@mitre.org
Published
2019-02-26
Last modified
2024-08-07
Weaknesses
CWE-19

Affected products

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