CVE-2009-4880
EPSS 13.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-4880
To remediate CVE-2009-4880, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.11.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2009-4880 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 13.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.11.1-1