CVE-2001-0886
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD
Buffer overflow in glob function of glibc allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a glob pattern that ends in a brace "{" character.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.6% (48th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2001-0869)
- Published
- December 21, 2001
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2001-0869 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / debian linux
- redhat / linux
- redhat / linux
- redhat / linux
- redhat / linux
Certified products that may be affected
25 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4498 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3939 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3891 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3892 - historical
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3867 - historical
See all 25 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000447
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-037-01
- http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2001-11/msg00109.html
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-029.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-103
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-095.php3
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1752.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-160.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245956
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3707
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-008
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7705
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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