CVE-2015-8779
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8779 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-04-19 21:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-30 16:27:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-119
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 | 15.10 | All | All | All |
| 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 | 15.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Glibc | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Suse | Linux Enterprise Debuginfo | 11 | sp2 | All | All |
| Application | Suse | Linux Enterprise Debuginfo | 11 | sp3 | All | All |
| Application | Suse | Linux Enterprise Debuginfo | 11 | sp4 | All | All |
| Application | Suse | Linux Enterprise Debuginfo | 11 | sp2 | All | All |
| Application | Suse | Linux Enterprise Debuginfo | 11 | sp3 | All | All |
| Application | Suse | Linux Enterprise Debuginfo | 11 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 11 | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 11 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 12 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 11 | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 11 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 12 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 12 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 12 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 11 | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 11 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 12 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 11 | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 11 | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 12 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Server | 12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Server | 12 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0470-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE assignment request for security bugs fixed in glibc 2.23 | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| GNU glibc CVE-2015-8779 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Adhemerval Zanella - The GNU C Library version 2.23 is now available | MLIST | www.sourceware.org | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-2985-2: GNU C Library regression | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16X | FULLDISC | seclists.org | |
| oss-security - CVE assignment request for security bugs fixed in glibc 2.23 | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| Cisco Device Hardcoded Credentials / GNU glibc / BusyBox ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0472-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Bugtraq: SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16X | BUGTRAQ | seclists.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3481-1 glibc | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201602-02) — Gentoo Security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0473-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0510-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| 17905 – (CVE-2015-8779) catopen() Multiple unbounded stack allocations (CVE-2015-8779) | CONFIRM | sourceware.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: glibc-2.22-15.fc23 | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| USN-2985-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0471-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3480-1 eglibc | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-11) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| 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
- 710558 Gentoo Linux GNU C Library Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-11)