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Critical
CVE-2015-0235
Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2,...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function, aka "GHOST."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72325
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- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143145428124857&w=2
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/111
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
glibc, communications application session controller, communications eagle application processor, communications eagle lnp application processor, communications lsms, communications policy management, communications session border controller, communications user data repository, communications webrtc session controller, exalogic infrastructure, vm virtualbox, linux, debian linux, virtualization, mac os x, pureapplication system, security access manager for enterprise single sign-on, php
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0, 0, 16.0, 10.0, 13.1, 9.7.3, 9.9.1, 10.4.1, 11.5, 12.1.1, 7.2.0, 8.0.0, 10.0.0, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 1.0, 5, 7, 8.0, 6.0, 1.0.0.0, 1.1.0.0, 2.0.0.0, 8.2, 5.4.0, 5.5.0, 5.6.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 28th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.