CVE-2015-8779
high-risk
Published 2016-04-19
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.
Do I need to act?
~
9.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate 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
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
References (44)
and 24 more references
64
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
11/34 · Low
Exposure
21/34 · High