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CVE-2015-8985

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Date: March 20, 2017

The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.

Language: C

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Related Resources (8)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8985
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8985
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8985
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-8985

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CWE-19

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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