CVE-2015-8779
See a problem?- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8779
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-8779.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-8779
- Related
- Published
- 2016-04-19T21:59:05Z
- Modified
- 2024-09-18T01:00:20Z
- Severity
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- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Stack-based buffer overflow in the catopen function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long catalog name.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0680.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3480
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3481
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1916
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
- https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-02/msg00502.html
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17905
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00037.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00038.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00042.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82244
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8779
Affected packages
Debian:11 / glibc
Package
- Name
- glibc
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source
Debian:12 / glibc
Package
- Name
- glibc
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source
Debian:13 / glibc
Package
- Name
- glibc
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source