CVE-2015-5229

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-08-21

Description


The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.

See more information about CVE-2015-5229 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 2.6 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (glibc)ELSA-2016-01762016-02-16



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