CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-8985
5.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-03-20
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.9 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-19
Description
The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.
Affected configurations
• gnu glibc (< 2.28)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 Third Party Advisory