CVE-2018-20796

PoC ×2—

CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

EPSS

6%p93

Published

Feb 26, 2019 (Feb 26, 2019)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29, check_dst_limits_calc_pos_1 in posix/regexec.c has Uncontrolled Recursion, as demonstrated by '(\227|)(\\1\\1|t1|\\\2537)+' in grep.

Vendors: gnu netapp
Products: glibc, cloud backup, ontap select deploy administration utility, steelstore cloud integrated storage
Weakness: CWE-674
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (5.8%)

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