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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7547

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7547 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.100000381469727 HIGH

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the libresolv library in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response that triggers a call to the getaddrinfo function with the AF_UNSPEC or AF_INET6 address family, related to performing "dual A/AAAA DNS queries" and the libnss_dns.so.2 NSS module.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
8.100000381469727
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:13glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:14glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:11glibc0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 18, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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