CVE-2015-5180
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-5180 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-06-27 20:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| Description | res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash). |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Glibc | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | |
| USN-3239-2: GNU C Library Regression | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Siddhesh Poyarekar - The GNU C Library version 2.25 is now available | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceware.org | Release Notes, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3239-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 1249603 – (CVE-2015-5180) CVE-2015-5180 glibc: DNS resolver NULL pointer dereference with crafted record type | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| GNU glibc CVE-2015-5180 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2019 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-19) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceware.org | |
| sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceware.org | Patch |
| 18784 – (CVE-2015-5180) res_query and related function crash for special record type queries (CVE-2015-5180) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceware.org | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit | MITRE | sourceware.org | |
| access.redhat.com | CVE-2015-5180 | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 671075 EulerOS Security Update for glibc (EulerOS-SA-2019-2476)