UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5957

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5957
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5957.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5957
Related
Published
2015-09-28T20:59:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:10Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / remind

Package

Name
remind
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/remind@03.01.15-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
03.01.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "03.01.15-1",
            "binary_name": "remind"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "03.01.15-1",
            "binary_name": "remind-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "03.01.15-1",
            "binary_name": "tkremind"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / remind

Package

Name
remind
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/remind@03.01.15-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
03.01.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "03.01.15-1",
            "binary_name": "remind"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "03.01.15-1",
            "binary_name": "remind-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "03.01.15-1",
            "binary_name": "tkremind"
        }
    ]
}