CVE-2015-0235

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-01-27
Impact:	Critical	What is this?

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in glibc's __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function, which is used by the gethostbyname() and gethostbyname2() glibc function calls. A remote attacker able to make an application call either of these functions could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.8
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle VM version 2.2 (glibc)	OVMSA-2015-0023	2015-01-29
Oracle VM version 2.2 (glibc)	OVMSA-2015-0024	2015-01-29
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (glibc)	ELSA-2015-0101	2015-01-29
Oracle Linux version 5 (glibc)	ELSA-2015-0090	2015-01-27
Oracle Linux version 6 (glibc)	ELSA-2015-0092	2015-01-27
Oracle Linux version 7 (glibc)	ELSA-2015-0092	2015-01-27
Oracle VM version 3.2 (glibc)	OVMSA-2015-0023	2015-01-29
Oracle VM version 3.2 (glibc)	OVMSA-2015-0024	2015-01-29
Oracle VM version 3.3 (glibc)	OVMSA-2015-0022	2015-01-29