CVE-2015-5229

moderate-risk
Published 2016-04-08

The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.

Do I need to act?

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1.00% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (9)

Affected Vendors

Redhat

References (14)

Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0176.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.h...
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84172
Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246713
Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256285
Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293976
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10150
Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0176.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.h...
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84172
Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246713
Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256285
Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293976
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10150
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 15/34 · Moderate