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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1781
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1781
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
Buffer overflow in the gethostbyname_r and other unspecified NSS functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response, which triggers a call with a misaligned buffer.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
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
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 28, 2015 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated