DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4881

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4881
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4881.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4881
Upstream
Published
2010-06-01T20:30:02Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:13:22Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Integer overflow in the _vstrfmonl function in stdlib/strfmon_l.c in the strfmon implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.10.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted format string, as demonstrated by the %99999999999999999999n string, a related issue to CVE-2008-1391.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}