Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-44787.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-44787
Upstream
Published
2019-02-26T02:29:00Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:16:44.462528Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2009-5155 affecting package metis 5.1.0.3-7
Details

In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.28, parseregexp 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.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / metis

Package

Name
metis
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/metis

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last affected
5.1.0.3-7

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-44787.json"