NVD - CVE-2015-5218

CVE-2015-5218 Detail

Current Description

Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, related to the page global variable.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 11/09/2015
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.1 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html	Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babec	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotes	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Buffer Errors (CWE-119)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.22
Configuration 2
OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes Vulnerable Software
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Change History

5 change records found - show changes

Reanalysis - 7/19/2017 2:46:48 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1::::::: cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:::::::	OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1::::::: cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.1::::::: cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babec No Types Assigned	https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babec Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotes No Types Assigned	https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotes Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Modified Analysis - 11/10/2015 11:26:49 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.22::::::: (and previous) Configuration 2 OR cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1::::::: cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:::::::
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added	CWE		CWE-119
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html No Types Assigned	http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html Exploit

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5218
NVD Published Date:
11/09/2015
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018

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