CVE-2013-0242

glibc: Buffer overrun (DoS) in regexp matcher by processing multibyte characters

Published Feb 8, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buffer overflow in the extend_buffers function in the regular expression matcher (posix/regexec.c) in glibc, possibly 2.17 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via crafted multibyte characters.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-165-1 eglibc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-0274 Buffer overflow in the extend_buffers function in the regular expression matcher (posix/regexec.c) in glibc, possibly 2.17 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via crafted multibyte characters.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1991-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 2:18 PM
Reserved
Dec 6, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 8, 2013, 8:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:49 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 29, 2013, 12:00 AM