CVE-2015-8982
Integer overflow in the strxfrm function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer overflow in the strxfrm function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.80% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- gnu/glibc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/13/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72602Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16009Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=0f9e585480ed
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/13/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72602Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16009Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=0f9e585480ed
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.