CVE-2015-8779
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-8779
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-04-19T21:59:05
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-30T16:27:37
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.22 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8779 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8779 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:54:52 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 09:04:12 | 2016-04-19T21:59Z | 2016-04-19T21:59:05 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 09:04:12 | 2018-10-30T16:27:37 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 09:04:12 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |