Out-of-Bounds Affecting glibc package, versions <2.21-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.04% (12th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-GLIBC-532789
- published 17 Dec 2015
- disclosed 17 Dec 2015
Introduced: 17 Dec 2015
CVE-2015-5277 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 glibc to version 2.21-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc package and not the glibc package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
The get_contents function in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) or gain privileges via a long line in the NSS files database.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5277
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17079
- https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2014-09/msg00088.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262914
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2172.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78092
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034196
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-5277
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2172
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2589
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5277
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