CVE-2015-8984

The fnmatch function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed pattern, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/5	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72789	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18032	Issue Tracking Patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=4a28f4d55a6cc33474c0792fe93b5942d81bf185
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/5	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72789	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18032	Issue Tracking Patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=4a28f4d55a6cc33474c0792fe93b5942d81bf185
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-20 16:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2015-8984

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8984

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8984

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

glibc

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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