CVE-2015-8776

Published: Apr 19, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

9.1

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.2

Source: NVD

Description

The strftime function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via an out-of-range time value.

Affected (24)

Products: Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise Debuginfo, Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Server, Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit, Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · +3 more

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Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise Debuginfo, Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Server, Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit, Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Debian: Debian Linux · Fedoraproject: Fedora · Gnu: Glibc

Opensuse

1 product

Opensuse

Suse

5 products

Linux Enterprise Debuginfo

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Linux Enterprise Server

Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit

Suse Linux Enterprise Server

1 product

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

18 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2
Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo	Version 11 sp2
Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo	Version 11 sp3
Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo	Version 11 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 11 sp3
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 11 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 12
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 12 sp1
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp2
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp3
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp3
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 12 sp1
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 11 sp3
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 11 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 12
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 12 sp1
Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 12

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 15.10

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Configuration D

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 23

Configuration E

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Glibc	Up to 2.22

Related CWEs

CWE-189

References (38)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00037.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00038.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00039.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00042.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0680.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3480

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3481

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/11

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83277

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1916

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18985

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking

https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-02/msg00502.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html