Vulnerability in GNU Glibc
CVE-2015-8985
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.029 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8985?
- CVE-2015-8985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Glibc, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8985?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8985 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.