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.
Published 2019-02-26 02:29:00
Updated 2021-06-29 15:15:09
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2009-5155

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-5155

1.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 76 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-5155

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
NIST
7.5
HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-5155

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-5155

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