GNU glibc CVE-2015-5180 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:99324

Info

GNU glibc CVE-2015-5180 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 99324
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2015-5180
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 27 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 27 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Florian Weimer of Red Hat Product Security.
Vulnerable: GNU glibc 2.12.2
GNU glibc 2.12.1
GNU glibc 2.11.2
GNU glibc 2.11.1
GNU glibc 2.10.1
GNU glibc 2.2.5
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ Gentoo Linux 0.7
+ Gentoo Linux 0.5
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.3
+ Slackware Linux 8.1
GNU glibc 2.2.4
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i686
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i686
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alphaev6
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alphaev6
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i686
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux Advanced Work Station 2.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Database Server 0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server for S/390
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Firewall on CD
+ S.u.S.E. SuSE eMail Server III
+ Sun Linux 5.0.7
+ Sun Linux 5.0.6
+ Sun Linux 5.0.5
+ Sun Linux 5.0.3
+ Sun Linux 5.0
+ SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
+ SuSE Linux 8.0
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
+ SuSE Linux 7.3
+ SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
GNU glibc 2.2.3
GNU glibc 2.2.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
+ SuSE Linux 7.2
GNU glibc 2.2.1
GNU glibc 2.2
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
+ SuSE Linux 7.1
+ Wirex Immunix OS 7+
GNU glibc 2.1.3
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
+ Debian Linux 2.2
+ EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ Openwall Openwall GNU/*/Linux 0.1 -stable
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparcv9
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.2
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 i386
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 alpha
+ SuSE Linux 7.0
+ SuSE Linux 6.4 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 6.4 i386
+ SuSE Linux 6.4 alpha
+ SuSE Linux 6.4
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.0 1
GNU glibc 2.1.2
GNU glibc 2.1.1
GNU glibc 2.1
GNU glibc 2.0.6
GNU glibc 2.0.5
GNU glibc 2.0.4
GNU glibc 2.0.3
GNU glibc 2.0.2
GNU glibc 2.0.1
GNU glibc 2.0
GNU glibc 2.24
GNU glibc 2.23
GNU glibc 2.22
GNU glibc 2.21
GNU glibc 2.20
GNU glibc 2.19
GNU glibc 2.18
GNU glibc 2.17
GNU glibc 2.16
GNU glibc 2.15
GNU glibc 2.14.1
GNU glibc 2.14
GNU glibc 2.13
GNU glibc 2.12
GNU glibc 2.11.3
GNU glibc 2.11
GNU glibc 2.10
GNU Cfengine 1.2.3
Not Vulnerable: GNU glibc 2.25

Discussion

GNU glibc CVE-2015-5180 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

GNU glibc is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to crash the affected process, denying service to legitimate users.

Versions prior to GNU glibc 2.25 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

GNU glibc CVE-2015-5180 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

GNU glibc CVE-2015-5180 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

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