Attacker Value
Unknown
CVE-2015-8779
CVE-2015-8779
(Last updated October 05, 2023) ▾
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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.
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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Data provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Base Score:
9.8 Critical
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
General Information
Vendors
- canonical,
- debian,
- fedoraproject,
- gnu,
- opensuse,
- suse
Products
- debian linux 8.0,
- fedora 23,
- glibc,
- linux enterprise debuginfo 11,
- linux enterprise desktop 11,
- linux enterprise desktop 12,
- linux enterprise server 11,
- linux enterprise server 12,
- linux enterprise software development kit 11,
- linux enterprise software development kit 12,
- opensuse 13.2,
- suse linux enterprise server 12,
- ubuntu linux 12.04,
- ubuntu linux 14.04,
- ubuntu linux 15.10
References
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