Denial of Service Vulnerability in GNU C Library
CVE-2015-8776

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Suse
Status
Linux Enterprise Server
Linux Enterprise Desktop
Linux Enterprise Debuginfo
Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 April 2016

What is CVE-2015-8776?

The strftime function in the GNU C Library (glibc) prior to version 2.23 is susceptible to a denial of service attack. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability through context-dependent manipulation of time values, potentially leading to application crashes or unauthorized access to sensitive information.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1916
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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