Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20095155000
Revision Date:2019-02-25Version:1
Title:CVE-2009-5155 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2009-5155
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The vulnerability of the 'glibc' package in xenial is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
  • OR The vulnerability of the 'gnulib' package in xenial is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
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