CVE-2015-5957

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5957
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-28 20:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Application Roaring Penguin Remind All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE request - remind 3.1.14 and earlier - buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
oss-security - Re: CVE request - remind 3.1.14 and earlier - buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
Remind 'var.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:1579-1: moderate: Security update for remind af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[Remind-Fans] Remind 3.1.15 is released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.roaringpenguin.com Patch
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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