CVE-2015-8779

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

9.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the catopen 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 execute arbitrary code via a long catalog name.

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 · Gnu: Glibc · Fedoraproject: Fedora

1 product

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
Gnu Glibc	Up to 2.22

Configuration E

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 23

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (44)

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7

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

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82244

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17905

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82244

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17905

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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