CVE-2015-8985
MEDIUMglibc < 2.28 - Denial of Service via Extended Regular Expression Processing
Title source: llmDescription
The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0020
EPSS Percentile
41.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-19
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/glibc
< 2.28
Published
Mar 20, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026