CVE-2001-0886 Information

Description

Buffer overflow in glob function of glibc allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a glob pattern that ends in a brace \ character.

Reference

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000447 http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-037-01 http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2001-11/msg00109.html http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-029.shtml http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-103 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-095.php3 http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1752.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-160.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245956 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3707 http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-008 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7705