CVE-2015-8984

low-risk
Published 2017-03-20

The fnmatch function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed pattern, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Do I need to act?

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0.76% 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
5
CVSS 5.9/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Gnu

References (12)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/5
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72789
Issue Tracking https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18032
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=4a28f4d55a6cc33474c0792fe9...
Vendor Advisory https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/5
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72789
Issue Tracking https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18032
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=4a28f4d55a6cc33474c0792fe9...
Vendor Advisory https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal