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CVE-2015-8985

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.

Published

2017-03-20T16:59:01.563

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-19

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnu	glibc	< 2.28	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)