CVE-2015-5180
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · CWE-476
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash).
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249603 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249603Patch
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=8492Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99324Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-1Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-2Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-19Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18784Advisory