CVE-2011-5320
eglibc - security update
6.2
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.06%
Description
scanf and related functions in glibc before 2.15 allow local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a large string of 0s.
How to fix CVE-2011-5320
To remediate CVE-2011-5320, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/eglibc—upgrade to 2.11.3-4+deb6u5 or later
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.15 or later
Is CVE-2011-5320 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.11.3-4+deb6u5
- from 0, < 2.15
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |