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CVE-2015-5277
Published:December 17, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
The get_contents function in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) or gain privileges via a long line in the NSS files database.
Related Resources (15)
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5277
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262914
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034196
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17079
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78092
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2014-09/msg00088.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2172.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5277
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
0.10