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CVE-2011-2702

eGlibc - Signedness Code Execution

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Integer signedness error in Glibc before 2.13 and eglibc before 2.13, when using Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (SSSE3) optimization, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative length parameter to (1) memcpy-ssse3-rep.S, (2) memcpy-ssse3.S, or (3) memset-sse2.S in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/, which triggers an out-of-bounds read, as demonstrated using the memcpy function.

Error de signo de enteros en Glibc anterior a 2.13 y eglibc anterior a 2.13, cuando utiliza la optimización Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (SSSE3), permite a atacantes dependientes de contexto ejecutar código arbitrario a través de un parámetro de longitud negativo en (1) memcpy-ssse3-rep.S, (2) memcpy-ssse3.S, o (3) memset-sse2.S en sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/, lo que provoca una lectura fuera de rango, tal y como fue demostrado mediante el uso de la función memcpy.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-07-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-08-01 First Exploit
  • 2014-10-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Gnu
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Glibc
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<= 2.12.2
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Gnu
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Glibc
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2.12
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Gnu
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Glibc
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2.12.1
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Gnu
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Eglibc
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<= 2.12
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