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