CVE - CVE-2015-5277

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-5277	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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
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MLIST:[libc-alpha] 20140909 The GNU C Library version 2.20 is now available URL:https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2014-09/msg00088.html CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262914 CONFIRM:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17079 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html GENTOO:GLSA-201702-11 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11 REDHAT:RHSA-2015:2172 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2172.html UBUNTU:USN-2985-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1 UBUNTU:USN-2985-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2 BID:78092 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78092 SECTRACK:1034196 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034196
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20150701	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150701)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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