scanf and related functions in glibc before 2.15 allow local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a large string of 0s.
CVE-2011-5320
MEDIUMNVD 6.26.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 6.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 6.2; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.2
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.2
- EG Score
- 6.2(medium)
- EPSS
- 37.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 18, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (12)
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/12/14
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196745
- secalert@redhathttps://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=129567990905823&w=2
- secalert@redhathttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13138#c4
- secalert@redhathttps://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=20b38e0
- secalert@redhathttps://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3f8cc204fdd0
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/12/14
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196745
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://marc.info/?l=gimp-developer&m=129567990905823&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13138#c4
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=20b38e0
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3f8cc204fdd0
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2011-5320?
CVE-2011-5320 is a medium vulnerability published on October 18, 2017. scanf and related functions in glibc before 2.15 allow local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a large string of 0s.
When was CVE-2011-5320 disclosed?
CVE-2011-5320 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 18, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2011-5320 actively exploited?
CVE-2011-5320 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 37.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2011-5320?
CVE-2011-5320 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2011-5320?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2011-5320, 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.
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