vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2015-8779: eglibc, glibc -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 16, 2016 | Feb 17, 2016 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 16, 2016
Added
Feb 17, 2016
Modified
Apr 14, 2025
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the catopen function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long catalog name.
Solution(s)
debian-upgrade-eglibcdebian-upgrade-glibc
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