Buffer overflow in GNU C Library (glibc) - CVE-2015-1781

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Buffer overflow in GNU C Library (glibc) - CVE-2015-1781

Published: October 27, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82531
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1781
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow in the gethostbyname_r and other unspecified NSS functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

GNU C Library (glibc)
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)
sys-libs/glibc
glibc

How to mitigate CVE-2015-1781

Install updates from vendor's website.

GNU C Library (glibc) - update to 2.22
Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) - update to 1AOO68L — 5.20
sys-libs/glibc - update to 2.21-r2
glibc - update to 2.21-11.fc22

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