CVE-2015-5957

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5957
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-28 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:27:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-119

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
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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Remind 'var.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
[Remind-Fans] Remind 3.1.15 is released MLIST lists.roaringpenguin.com Patch
openSUSE-SU-2015:1579-1: moderate: Security update for remind SUSE lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request - remind 3.1.14 and earlier - buffer overflow MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit
oss-security - CVE request - remind 3.1.14 and earlier - buffer overflow MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit
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