Out-of-bounds write in Glibc - CVE-2015-0235
Published: December 28, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84832
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0235
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Glibc
Glibc
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-0235
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..
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