CVE - CVE-2015-8984

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-8984	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The fnmatch function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed pattern, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
References
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MLIST:[libc-alpha] 20150814 The GNU C Library version 2.22 is now available URL:https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20150226 CVE request: glibc: potential application crash due to overread in fnmatch URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/5 MLIST:[oss-security] 20170214 Re: Pending CVE requests for glibc URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 CONFIRM:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18032 CONFIRM:https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=4a28f4d55a6cc33474c0792fe93b5942d81bf185 BID:72789 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72789
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20170214	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 (20170214)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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