# 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 ca

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-02-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=22793
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190315-0002/
- https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=32806
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18986
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=eb04c21373e2a2885f3d52ff192b0499afe3c672
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnulib.git/commit/?id=5513b40999149090987a0341c018d05d3eea1272
- https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34238
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11053
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K64119434
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K64119434?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

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