Out-of-Bounds Affecting glibc-static package, versions <0:2.17-196.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.27% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-GLIBCSTATIC-2516025
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Apr 2016

Introduced: 19 Apr 2016

CVE-2015-8779  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 glibc-static to version 0:2.17-196.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-1916.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-static package and not the glibc-static package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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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