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CVE-2026-5450
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Modified: Apr 21, 2026
PUBLISHED
Description
Calling the scanf family of functions with a %mc (malloc'd character match) in the GNU C Library version 2.7 to version 2.43 with a format width specifier with an explicit width greater than 1024 could result in a one byte heap buffer overflow.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
The GNU C Library | glibc | affected 2.7 - < * |
Weaknesses (CWE)
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