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CVE-2026-18374: Buffer overflow in fopen mode argument processing in The GNU C Library glibc

0
Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-18374cvecve-2026-18374cwe-787
Published: 08/27/2026 (08/27/2026, 19:20:40 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: The GNU C Library
Product: glibc

Description

Passing an effectively empty string to the `,ccs=` syntax extension of the mode argument in the `fopen` function in the GNU C Library version 2.45 or earlier may result in a heap buffer overflow when the mode string input to the function is attacker controlled. This usage pattern is not seen in applications in common GNU/Linux distributions and applications that process user-supplied values for `ccs` should not pass them through without validation.

CVSS v3.1

Score 4.9medium

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
glibc
Date Reserved
2026-07-30T10:48:56.220Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a909ceeacd9273b49b2cd34

Added to database: 08/27/2026, 20:24:14 UTC

Last updated: 08/27/2026, 23:35:48 UTC

Views: 8

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