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DEBIAN-CVE-2011-5320

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.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Debian:12 glibc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.15"}]}]

Debian:13 glibc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.15"}]}]

Debian:14 glibc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.15"}]}]