CVE-2009-5155
Published: 26 February 2019
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.28, parse_reg_exp in posix/regcomp.c misparses alternatives, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) or trigger an incorrect result by attempting a regular-expression match.
Priority
Negligible
CVSS 3 base score: 7.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
eglibc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of ESM support, was needed)
|
|
| trusty |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Needed
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
glibc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needed
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.29-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.29-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.29-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.29-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.29-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.29-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.29-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.28-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2.23-0ubuntu11.3)
|
|
|
gnulib Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needed
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(20140202+stable-4)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(20140202+stable-4)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(20140202+stable-4)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(20140202+stable-4)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(20140202+stable-4)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(20140202+stable-4)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(20140202+stable-3.2)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
|