CVE-2010-4051 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc) affecting versions through 2.11.3 and 2.12.x through 2.12.2. This flaw allows attackers to crash applications by crafting a regular expression with adjacent bounded repetitions that exceed the intended RE_DUP_MAX limit. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a potential denial of service. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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