CVE-2015-8984

Description

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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory sourceware.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72789 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/5 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=4a28f4d55a6cc33474c0792fe93b5942d81bf185
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html mailing list vendor advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18032 issue tracking patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8984?
CVE-2015-8984 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8984?
To fix CVE-2015-8984, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-8984 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-8984 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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