fkie_cve-2015-5277
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2015-12-17 19:59
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| gnu | glibc | * | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 15.10 |
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