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CVE-2015-5229

The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.

Published

2016-04-08T15:59:00.137

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-17
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 6.7 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 7.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus 7.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 Yes
References