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TI-2013-00176 Aliases CVE-2013-0242GHSA-f776-wjgx-67c8

Buffer overflow in the extend_buffers function in the regular expression matcher…

Priority LOW 28CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the extend_buffers function in the regular expression matcher (posix/regexec.c) in glibc, possibly 2.17 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via crafted multibyte characters.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02851 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.17VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.17 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2013:1605 Released 2013-11-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    glibc security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-common-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-devel-2.12-1.132.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-static-2.12-1.132.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-common-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-devel-2.12-1.132.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-static-2.12-1.132.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-2.12-1.132.el6.ppc, glibc-common-2.12-1.132.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-static-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-static-2.12-1.132.el6.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-common-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-devel-2.12-1.132.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) glibc-2.12-1.132.el6, glibc-static-2.12-1.132.el6
  • RHSA-2013:0769 Released 2013-04-24 · Red Hat rating Low
    glibc security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) glibc-2.5-107.el5_9.4, glibc-2.5-107.el5_9.4.i386, glibc-2.5-107.el5_9.4.ia64 +21

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:0769
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1605
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1605
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1605
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1605
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1605
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1605
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1605
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1605

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-0242
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f776-wjgx-67c8

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 4

  • TI-2023-04522 Glibc: buffer overflow in ld.so leading to privilege escalation KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-04772 scanf %mc off-by-one heap buffer overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07360 The deprecated compatibility function clnt_create in the sunrpc module of the GNU C… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07359 The deprecated compatibility function svcunix_create in the sunrpc module of the GNU C… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-06274 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
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