CVE-2015-8982

Integer overflow in the strxfrm function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:28

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References
  • {'url': 'https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=0f9e585480ed', 'name': 'https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=0f9e585480ed', 'tags': ['Issue Tracking', 'Patch', 'Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E', 'name': '[bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MLIST'}
  • () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E -
  • () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=0f9e585480ed -
  • () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E -

29 Jun 2021, 15:15

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References
  • (MLIST) https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E -

Information

Published : 2017-03-15 19:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01


NVD link : CVE-2015-8982

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8982

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8982


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Products Affected

gnu

  • glibc
CWE
CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound