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CVE-2018-11236 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104255 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3092 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190401-0001/ Third Party Advisory 
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22786 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=5460617d1567657621107d895ee2dd83bc1f88f2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-11236
NVD Published Date:
05/18/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE