CVEvulnerability

CVE-2015-5277

7.2 HIGH Published 2015-12-17 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2015-12-17
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0 • redhat enterprise linux hpc node 7.0 • redhat enterprise linux server 7.0 • redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0 • gnu glibc (<= 2.19) • canonical ubuntu linux 12.04 • canonical ubuntu linux 14.04 • canonical ubuntu linux 15.10

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

References