glibc: glob implementation can cause excessive CPU and memory consumption due to crafted glob expressions
Published Mar 2, 2011
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.61%
Description
The glob implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob expressions in STAT commands to an FTP daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
glibc
Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
glibc
Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glibc
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | glibc | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glibc | Under investigation | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 2.61% (0.02611) | 84.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02633) | 83.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00597) | 67.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.82% (0.00824) | 82.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.82% (0.00824) | 81.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00824) | 79.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://cxib.net/stuff/glob-0day.c x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/89 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESExploit
- http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/9223 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4756 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681681 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4756 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4756
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4756
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cxib.net/stuff/glob-0day.c | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/89 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESExploit | |
| http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/9223 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4756 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681681 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4756 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4756 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/ | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4756 |
Change history (0)
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