Description
The get_contents function in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) or gain privileges via a long line in the NSS files database.
References (13)
Core 13
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2172.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034196
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2014-09/msg00088.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78092
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17079
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262914
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
27.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (8)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
15.10
gnu/glibc
< 2.19
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
7.0
Published
Dec 17, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026