Improper Data Handling

Affecting glibc package, versions *

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Overview

The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.

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CVSS Score

5.9
low severity
  • Attack Vector
    Network
  • Attack Complexity
    High
  • Privileges Required
    None
  • User Interaction
    None
  • Scope
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality
    None
  • Integrity
    None
  • Availability
    High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE
CVE-2015-8985
CWE
CWE-19
Snyk ID
SNYK-UBUNTU1604-GLIBC-356502
Disclosed
20 Mar, 2017
Published
20 Mar, 2017