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CVE-2009-4880 Detail

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the strfmon implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.10.1 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted format string, as demonstrated by a crafted first argument to the money_format function in PHP, a related issue to CVE-2008-1391.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/67 Exploit 
http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10600 Exploit 
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=199eb0de8d673fb23aa127721054b4f1803d61f3
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2058
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36443 Exploit  Patch 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-944-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1246 Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524671
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59242

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-4880
NVD Published Date:
06/01/2010
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE