VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5180
res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash).
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.22%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash).
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.22% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · gnu/glibc
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99324Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-2Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249603Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-19Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=8492Patch
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18784Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=fc82b0a2dfe7dbd35671c10510a8da1043d746a5
- https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-02/msg00079.htmlRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99324Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-2Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249603Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-19Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=8492Patch
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18784Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=fc82b0a2dfe7dbd35671c10510a8da1043d746a5
- https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-02/msg00079.htmlRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.