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CVE-2015-8983

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Date: March 20, 2017

Integer overflow in the _IO_wstr_overflow function in libio/wstrops.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to computing a size in bytes, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Language: C

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Related Resources (9)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8983
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72740
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8983
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=bdf1ff052a8e23d637f2c838fa5642d78fcedc33
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8983
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17269
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-8983

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CWE-190

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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