CVE-2015-8779

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: April 19, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82244
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-02/msg00502.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0680.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3480
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3481
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82244
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1916
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17905
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-02/msg00502.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.5%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

suse opensuse debian canonical fedoraproject gnu