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DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5155
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5155
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.28, parse_reg_exp in posix/regcomp.c misparses alternatives, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) or trigger an incorrect result by attempting a regular-expression match.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | gnulib | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian | glibc | |
| Debian:14 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | gnulib | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | gnulib | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | gnulib | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Feb 26, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated