CVE-2015-8983

Integer overflow in the _IO_wstr_overflow function in libio/wstrops.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to computing a size in bytes, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72740	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17269	Issue Tracking Patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=bdf1ff052a8e23d637f2c838fa5642d78fcedc33
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:28

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Information

Published : 2017-03-20 16:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2015-8983

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8983

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8983

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

glibc

CWE

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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