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CVE-2009-5155

Published: Feb 26, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-19
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.9%
Top 10.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
4 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-19

Affected Products

F5 Networks, Inc.
commercial·USaka f5
BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
BIG-IP Access Policy ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP Advanced Firewall ManagerOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products
BIG-IP AnalyticsOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
BIG-IP Application Acceleration ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
BIG-IP Application Security ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP DNSOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
BIG-IP Fraud Protection ServiceOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development KitOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Suse Linux Enterprise ServerOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
netapp
commercial·US
cloud backup
Hardware Firmware
ontap select deploy administration utility
Hardware Firmware
steelstore cloud integrated storage
Hardware Firmware
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

4 exploit sources identified

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References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11053
sourceware.org
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=22793
debbugs.gnu.org
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18986
sourceware.org
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