Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-4756
The glob implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob expressions in STAT commands to an FTP daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4756
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.82%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 80 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2010-4756
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2010-4756
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2010-4756
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4756
681681 – (CVE-2010-4756) CVE-2010-4756 glibc: glob implementation can cause excessive CPU and memory consumption due to crafted glob expressions
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http://cxib.net/stuff/glob-0day.c
All about me - Maksymilian Arciemowicz - cxib.netExploit
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http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/9223
Exploit Database - Site 1Exploit
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http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/89
Multiple Vendors libc/glob(3) remote ftpd resource exhaustion - CXSecurity.comExploit
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681681
681681 – (CVE-2010-4756) CVE-2010-4756 glibc: glob implementation can cause excessive CPU and memory consumption due to crafted glob expressions
Products affected by CVE-2010-4756
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*