When was CVE-2001-0886 disclosed?

CVE-2001-0886 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 21, 2001, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2001-0886 actively exploited?

CVE-2001-0886 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 45.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2001-0886?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2001-0886, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2001-0886

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

Buffer overflow in glob function of glibc allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a glob pattern that ends in a brace "{" character.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 45.6%
KEV: Not listed

References (24)

cve@mitrehttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000447
cve@mitrehttp://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-037-01
cve@mitrehttp://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2001-11/msg00109.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-029.shtml
cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-103
cve@mitrehttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-095.php3
cve@mitrehttp://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1752.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-160.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245956
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3707
cve@mitrehttp://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-008
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7705
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000447
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-037-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2001-11/msg00109.html

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