CVE-2015-5180
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 16.04 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.24-9 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.24-9 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.24-9 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.24-9 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.24-9 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | glibc | {"endIncluding":"2.24"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5180.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99324
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249603
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-19
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=8492
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18784
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=fc82b0a2dfe7dbd35671c10510a8da1043d746a5
- https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-02/msg00079.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5180
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.