Gnu · Glibc · CVE-2011-5320
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
glibc versions prior to 2.15
Description:
The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a segmentation fault, by providing a large string of 0s to `scanf` and related functions in glibc.
Recommendations:
For versions prior to 2.15, consider restricting the input to `scanf` and related functions to prevent the denial of service. As a temporary workaround, limit the length of input strings to prevent the segmentation fault until a patch is available.