CVE-2015-8985
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8985 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-03-20 16:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-03-31 14:47:00 UTC |
| Description | The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-19
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| #779392 - glibc: CVE-2015-8985: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack() - Debian Bug report logs | CONFIRM | bugs.debian.org | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| GNU glibc 'pop_fail_stack()' Function Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-06) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.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
- 354104 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for glibc : ALAS2-2022-1869
- 710153 Gentoo Linux glibc Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-06)
- 751867 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (SUSE-SU-2022:0832-1)
- 752788 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (SUSE-SU-2022:3942-1)
- 752951 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (SUSE-SU-2022:3942-2)