CVE-2015-8984
Publication date 31 December 2015
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
The fnmatch function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed pattern, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that the fnmatch() function in the GNU C Library did not properly handle certain malformed patterns. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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eglibc | ||
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.19-0ubuntu6.10
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glibc | ||
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Patch details
Package | Patch details |
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glibc |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.9 · Medium |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3239-1
- GNU C Library vulnerabilities
- 21 March 2017