CVE-2015-5218
Colcrt Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Vuln
Description
Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, related to the page global variable.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 9, 2015, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-5218 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-5218.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html | Exploit |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8 | Patch Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babec | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotes | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jul. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotes No Types Assigned https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotes Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babec No Types Assigned https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babec Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html No Types Assigned http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html Exploit Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5218 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile