CVE-2011-2168
Multiple integer overflows in the glob implementation in libc in OpenBSD before 4.9 might allow...
Multiple integer overflows in the glob implementation in libc in OpenBSD before 4.9 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted string, related to the GLOB_APPEND and GLOB_DOOFFS flags, a different issue than CVE-2011-0418.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple integer overflows in the glob implementation in libc in OpenBSD before 4.9 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted string, related to the GLOB_APPEND and GLOB_DOOFFS flags, a different issue than CVE-2011-0418.
- Record
CVE-2011-2168- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple integer overflows in the glob implementation in libc in OpenBSD before 4.9 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted string, related to the GLOB_APPEND and GLOB_DOOFFS flags, a different issue than CVE-2011-0418.
- Record
CVE-2011-2168- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2160 No score
Multiple integer overflows in the glob implementation in libc in OpenBSD before 4.9 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted string, related to the GLOB_APPEND and GLOB_DOOFFS flags, a different issue than CVE-2011-0418.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2160- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x6mv-pcvr-j73m No score
Multiple integer overflows in the glob implementation in libc in OpenBSD before 4.9 might allow...
Multiple integer overflows in the glob implementation in libc in OpenBSD before 4.9 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted string, related to the GLOB_APPEND and GLOB_DOOFFS flags, a different issue than CVE-2011-0418.
- Record
GHSA-x6mv-pcvr-j73m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-2168 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Openbsd, published May 24, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c.diff?r1=1.34%3Br2=1.35%3Bf=h
securityfocus.com/bid/48004
securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/97
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2168
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x6mv-pcvr-j73m