CVE-2009-4881 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the GNU C Library's (glibc) __vstrfmon_l function, affecting glibc versions prior to 2.10.1. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by providing a specially crafted format string. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), it is relatively easy to exploit over a network, but only results in a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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