What is CVE-2015-7510?

CVE-2015-7510 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Systemd_project Systemd, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2015-7510?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Systemd_project Systemd

CVE-2015-7510

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getpwnam and getgrnam functions of the NSS module nss-mymachines in systemd.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (69.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Systemd_project Systemd — versions 223
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7510?: CVE-2015-7510 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Systemd_project Systemd, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2015-7510?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.