CVE-2015-8983
GNU C Library Integer Overflow Denial of Service/Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
Integer overflow in the _IO_wstr_overflow function in libio/wstrops.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to computing a size in bytes, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
INFO
Published Date :
March 20, 2017, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:28 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-8983 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2015-8983.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72740 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17269 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=bdf1ff052a8e23d637f2c838fa5642d78fcedc33 | |
| https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2015-8983 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=bdf1ff052a8e23d637f2c838fa5642d78fcedc33 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=bdf1ff052a8e23d637f2c838fa5642d78fcedc33 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 22, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=bdf1ff052a8e23d637f2c838fa5642d78fcedc33 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=bdf1ff052a8e23d637f2c838fa5642d78fcedc33 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17269 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17269 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html No Types Assigned https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72740 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72740 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.51 }} 0.09%
score
0.73805
percentile