CVE - CVE-2015-1822

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-1822	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
An uninitialized pointer use flaw was found when allocating memory to save unacknowledged replies to authenticated command requests. An attacker that has the command key and is allowed to access cmdmon (only localhost is allowed by default) could use this flaw to crash chronyd or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the chronyd process.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:73956 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73956 MISC:DSA-3222 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3222 MISC:GLSA-201507-01 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-01 MISC:RHBZ#1209632 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209632 MISC:RHSA-2015:2241 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2241 MISC:[chrony-announce] 20150407 chrony-1.31.1 released (security) URL:http://listengine.tuxfamily.org/chrony.tuxfamily.org/chrony-announce/2015/04/msg00002.html MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html MISC:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1822 URL:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1822
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20150217	Disclaimer: The record 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 (20150217)
Votes (Legacy)

Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
This is a record on the CVE List, which provides common identifiers for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Search CVE Using Keywords: You can also search by reference using the CVE Reference Maps.
For More Information: CVE Request Web Form (select "Other" from dropdown)