Unscored severity · published Sep 28, 2015
CVE-2015-1781
Buffer overflow in the gethostbyname_r and other unspecified NSS functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a…
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CVSS
5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer overflow in the gethostbyname_r and other unspecified NSS functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response, which triggers a call with a misaligned buffer.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.0% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
GL
Glibc · Gnu
through 2.21 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Debuginfo · Suse
11; 11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
11; 11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11; 11; 11 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1781
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1781
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177404.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00019.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3480
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74255
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