CVE-2015-8985
Published: 20 March 2017
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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sbeattie | PoC testcase in upstream bug report fix commit possibly introduced regression addressed by bc680b336971305cb39896b30d72dc7101b62242 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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eglibc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
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bionic |
Does not exist
|
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cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
disco |
Does not exist
|
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
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hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Needs triage
|
|
upstream |
Needed
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
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yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
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glibc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Needed
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.28-0ubuntu1)
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.28)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(change too intrusive)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=eb04c21373e2a2885f3d52ff192b0499afe3c672 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.9 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |