stdlib/canonicalize.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier, when processing very long pathname arguments to the realpath function, could encounter an integer overflow on 32-bit architectures, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow and, potentially, arbitrary code execution.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-3276 stdlib/canonicalize.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier, when processing very long pathname arguments to the realpath function, could encounter an integer overflow on 32-bit architectures, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow and, potentially, arbitrary code execution.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4416-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6762-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:01:52.793Z

Reserved: 2018-05-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-11236

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-18T16:29:00.353

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:42:57.893

Link: CVE-2018-11236

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-02-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-11236 - Bugzilla

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