CVE-2015-8776

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-09-20
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


The strftime function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via an out-of-range time value.

See more information about CVE-2015-8776 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


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


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 4.0
Vector String: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (glibc)ELSA-2017-06802017-03-27
Oracle Linux version 7 (glibc)ELSA-2017-19162017-08-07
Oracle VM version 3.3 (glibc)OVMSA-2017-00512017-03-29
Oracle VM version 3.4 (glibc)OVMSA-2017-00512017-03-29


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