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CVE-2009-5155

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2019-02-26 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration UtilityGnu GlibcNetapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated StorageNetapp Cloud Backup

Weakness Type

CWE-19

References