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CVE-2001-0886 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 24 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
debian debian linux	2.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat linux	<= 7.2 6.2 7.0 7.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 1, 2004	Initial Analysis	[email protected]