Out-of-Bounds Affecting glibc package, versions <2.19-18+deb8u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-GLIBC-356642
  • published17 Dec 2015
  • disclosed17 Dec 2015

Introduced: 17 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-5277  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 glibc to version 2.19-18+deb8u2 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:8 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.

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