Vulnerability in GNU Glibc
CVE-2015-8776
The strftime function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via an out-of-range time value.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Glibc
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23
- openSUSE — versions 13.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 11, 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11, 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 11, 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00037.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1916 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3481 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00042.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0680.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/1 (mailing-list, Issue Tracking)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8776?
- CVE-2015-8776 is a critical-severity vulnerability in GNU Glibc, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2016-04-19.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8776?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.