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CVE-2015-8984 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18032 CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=4a28f4d55a6cc33474c0792fe93b5942d81bf185 CVE
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/5 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnu glibc
<= 2.21

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8984
NVD Published Date:
Mar 20, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-8984 Details - Not Deferred