CVE-2015-8983
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.1
Description
Integer overflow in the _IO_wstr_overflow function in libio/wstrops.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to computing a size in bytes, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-8983
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-03-20T16:59:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-03-22T19:12:17
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.21 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=bdf1ff052a8e23d637f2c838fa5642d78fcedc33 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17269 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72740 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8983 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8983 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:46:51 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 14:55:55 | 2017-03-20T16:59Z | 2017-03-20T16:59:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 14:55:55 | 2017-03-22T19:12:17 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 14:55:55 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |