CVE-2015-8779
Last modified
CVE-2015-8779 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Stack-based buffer overflow in the catopen function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long catalog name.. EPSS estimates a 5.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the catopen function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long catalog name.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Debuginfo | 11 | Sp2 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | — |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 11 | Sp3 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 12 | — |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | Sp2 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 12 | Sp1 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 11 | Sp3 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | 12 | — |
| Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Server | 12 | — |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | — |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | — |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 | — |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | — |
| Gnu | Glibc | <= 2.22 | — |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 23 | — |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2015-8779?
How severe is CVE-2015-8779?
How do I fix CVE-2015-8779?
How Strix Helps
- How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
- Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
- PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
- AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.
Related CVEs from 2015
- CVE-2015-8771The generate_smb_nt_hash function in include/functions.inc i…
- CVE-2015-8772McPvDrv.sys 4.6.111.0 in McAfee File Lock 5.x in McAfee Tota…
- CVE-2015-8773Stack-based buffer overflow in McPvDrv.sys 4.6.111.0 in McAf…
- CVE-2015-8776The strftime function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or lib…
- CVE-2015-8777The process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in the GNU C Libr…
- CVE-2015-8778Integer overflow in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) b…
- CVE-2015-8780Samsung wssyncmlnps before 2015-10-31 allows directory trave…
- CVE-2015-8781tif_luv.c in libtiff allows attackers to cause a denial of s…6.5
- CVE-2015-8782tif_luv.c in libtiff allows attackers to cause a denial of s…6.5
- CVE-2015-8783tif_luv.c in libtiff allows attackers to cause a denial of s…6.5
- CVE-2015-8784The NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remo…6.5
- CVE-2015-8785The fuse_fill_write_pages function in fs/fuse/file.c in the …6.2
Are you affected by CVE-2015-8779?
Run a free Strix scan to check your systems for this vulnerability.
Scan your code nowSource: NVD / NIST