CVE-2015-8982
Description
Integer overflow in the strxfrm function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8982
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16009
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/13/3
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8982.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.21-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.21-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.21-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.21-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.21-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | glibc | {"endIncluding":"2.20"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8982.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/13/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72602
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16009
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=0f9e585480ed
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8982
CWEs
CWE-190
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.