CVE-2013-0242
EPSS 2.1%
Description
Buffer overflow in the extend_buffers function in the regular expression matcher (posix/regexec.c) in glibc, possibly 2.17 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via crafted multibyte characters.
How to fix CVE-2013-0242
To remediate CVE-2013-0242, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.17-2 or later
Is CVE-2013-0242 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.17-2