CVE-2015-8982

Description

Integer overflow in the strxfrm function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.1

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

1.31

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
GNU C Library (USN-3239-1) libc6_2.23-0ubuntu6_i386.deb	Linux
GNU C Library (USN-3239-1) libc6_2.23-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb	Linux
Integer Overflow or Wraparound Vulnerability (CVE-2015-8982)	NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234