CVE-2015-8983
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8983 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-03-20 16:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:28:00 UTC |
| Description | Integer overflow in the _IO_wstr_overflow function in libio/wstrops.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to computing a size in bytes, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-190
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNU glibc 'libio/wstrops.c' Local Integer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit | sourceware.org | ||
| sourceware.org Git - glibc.git/commit | CONFIRM | sourceware.org | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| 17269 – _IO_wstr_overflow integer overflow | CONFIRM | sourceware.org | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| Carlos O'Donell - The GNU C Library version 2.22 is now available | MLIST | www.sourceware.org | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: Pending CVE requests for glibc | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| 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
- 753208 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (SUSE-SU-2022:14923-1)