Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function, aka "GHOST."
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Accelerateframework | — | Apply OS X security update 2015-007Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Oct 22, 2015 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Apple Osx Adminframework | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2015-005 | Aug 28, 2015 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Apple Osx Apache | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2015-005 | Mar 29, 2016 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Apple Osx Apachemodphp | — | Apply OS X security update 2015-004 YosemiteUpgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2015-007 Mavericks | Mar 29, 2016 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade nscdUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-headers | Dec 1, 2016 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Cisco Xe | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Cisco IOS XE | Jul 30, 2019 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade glibcUpgrade eglibc | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Oct 9, 2015 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-c6-devtoolsUpgrade linux_base-f10Upgrade linux-f10-devtoolsUpgrade php5Upgrade php56Upgrade linux_base-c6Upgrade php55 | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 26, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/glibc. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Oracle Virtualbox | — | Upgrade Oracle VirtualBox to the latest version | Jul 17, 2025 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-common | Oct 16, 2024 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Panos | — | Upgrade PAN-OS 7.0 to the latest version | Oct 11, 2016 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Php | — | Upgrade to PHP version 5.4.38Upgrade to PHP version 5.6.6Upgrade to PHP version 5.5.22 | Sep 15, 2022 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-locale-32bitUpgrade php7-fileinfoUpgrade php7-pspellUpgrade libxcrypt-32bitUpgrade php7-jsonUpgrade php7-ctypeUpgrade php7-mbstringUpgrade php7-pcntlUpgrade php7-snmpUpgrade php7-zlibUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade php7-calendarUpgrade pwdutils-plugin-auditUpgrade php7-zipUpgrade pam-modules-32bitUpgrade php7-dbaUpgrade php7-sysvsemUpgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade php7-opcacheUpgrade php7-sysvshmUpgrade php7-intlUpgrade php7-mcryptUpgrade php7-fastcgiUpgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade php7-enchantUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade php7-sodiumUpgrade php7-xmlwriterUpgrade glibc-localeUpgrade php7-curlUpgrade php7-opensslUpgrade php72-develUpgrade pwdutilsUpgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade php7-pearUpgrade php7-pear-archive_tarUpgrade php7-sysvmsgUpgrade php7-domUpgrade php7-pgsqlUpgrade glibc-x86Upgrade php7-gdUpgrade glibcUpgrade php7-posixUpgrade libxcryptUpgrade php7-bcmathUpgrade php7-soapUpgrade pam-modulesUpgrade php7-pdoUpgrade php7-xslUpgrade php7-tokenizerUpgrade php7-imapUpgrade php7-gettextUpgrade glibc-profileUpgrade php7-gmpUpgrade php7-ldapUpgrade php7-exifUpgrade php7-iconvUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade php7-socketsUpgrade nscdUpgrade php7-tidyUpgrade apache2-mod_php7Upgrade php7-bz2Upgrade php7-shmopUpgrade php7-wddxUpgrade php7-readlineUpgrade glibc-locale-x86Upgrade php7-odbcUpgrade glibc-profile-x86Upgrade php7-xmlreaderUpgrade glibc-infoUpgrade php7-fpmUpgrade php7-xmlrpcUpgrade php7-develUpgrade php7-sqliteUpgrade php7-ftpUpgrade php7-mysqlUpgrade php7-embedUpgrade php7Upgrade php7-phar | Dec 18, 2015 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc6 | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 28, 2015 |
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