CVE-2015-8985
"Glibc Pop Fail Stack Denial of Service"
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 20, 2017, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 31, 2020, 2:47 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-8985 has a 7 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-2015-8985.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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CVE-2015-8985 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-8985 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.28 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 15, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 23, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 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 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-19 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8985 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-8985
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.30 }} 0.00%
score
0.64566
percentile