CVE-2015-7547

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-02-16
Impact:	Critical	What is this?

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2)send_vc functions in the libresolv library in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response that triggers a call to the getaddrinfo function with the AF_UNSPEC or AF_INET6 address family, related to performing dual

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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 Linux version 6 (glibc)	ELSA-2016-0175	2016-02-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (glibc)	ELSA-2016-0176	2016-02-16
Oracle VM version 3.3 (glibc)	OVMSA-2016-0013	2016-02-16
Oracle VM version 3.4 (glibc)	OVMSA-2016-0013	2016-02-16