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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8779
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8779
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
Stack-based buffer overflow in the catopen function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long catalog name.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Apr 19, 2016 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated