# CVE-2011-1659: Integer overflow in posix/fnmatch.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-04-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in posix/fnmatch.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long UTF8 string that is used in an fnmatch call with a crafted pattern argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1071.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681054
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44353
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025450
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66819
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:178
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-got-accidental-code-execution-via.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=48733
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:179
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12583
- http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8126d90480fa3e0c5c5cd0d02cb1c93174b45485

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