CVE-2015-8984

Published: Mar 20, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.9

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The fnmatch function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed pattern, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Glibc

Gnu

1 product

Glibc

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Glibc	Up to 2.21

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (12)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72789

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18032

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=4a28f4d55a6cc33474c0792fe93b5942d81bf185

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/5