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CVE-2015-1472

UnknownEPSS 4.69%

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CVE-2015-1472 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The ADDW macro in stdio-common/vfscanf.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 does not properly consider data-type size during memory allocation, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long line containing wide characters that are improperly handled in a wscanf call.. EPSS estimates a 4.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The ADDW macro in stdio-common/vfscanf.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 does not properly consider data-type size during memory allocation, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long line containing wide characters that are improperly handled in a wscanf call.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
4.69%

90.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
CanonicalUbuntu Linux10.04
CanonicalUbuntu Linux12.04
CanonicalUbuntu Linux14.04
CanonicalUbuntu Linux14.10
GnuGlibc<= 2.20

References

Timeline

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-1472?
The ADDW macro in stdio-common/vfscanf.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 does not properly consider data-type size during memory allocation, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long line containing wide characters that are improperly handled in a wscanf call.
How severe is CVE-2015-1472?
Severity scoring for CVE-2015-1472 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 4.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1472?
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Source: NVD / NIST