vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-8779: GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 19, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 19, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A remote attacker could exploit any application which performs host name
resolution using getaddrinfo() in order to execute arbitrary code or
crash the application. The other vulnerabilities can possibly be
exploited to cause a Denial of Service or leak information.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-libs-glibc
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