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Debian Security Advisory DSA 103-1 (glibc)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
16 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to glibc announced via advisory DSA 103-1.
Insight
Insight
A buffer overflow has been found in the globbing code for glibc. This code which is used to glob patterns for filenames and is commonly used in applications like shells and FTP servers. This has been fixed in versino 2.1.3-20 and we recommend that you upgrade your libc package immediately.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20103-1