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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11236

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11236 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

stdlib/canonicalize.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier, when processing very long pathname arguments to the realpath function, could encounter an integer overflow on 32-bit architectures, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow and, potentially, arbitrary code execution.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:11glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:13glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:12glibc0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • May 18, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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