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Lack of data validation In glibc

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem
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Affected version
Patched versions

Aliases

1. CVE-2011-53202. NVD-2011-53203. OSV-DEBIAN-2011-53204. OSV-2011-53205. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2011-5320

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