NVD - cve-2015-0235

CVE-2015-0235 Detail

Deferred

This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function, aka "GHOST."

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 10.0 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://blogs.sophos.com/2015/01/29/sophos-products-and-the-ghost-vulnerability-affecting-linux/	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0090.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142296726407499&w=2	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142721102728110&w=2	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781412222323&w=2	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143145428124857&w=2	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130171/Exim-ESMTP-GHOST-Denial-Of-Service.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130768/EMC-Secure-Remote-Services-GHOST-SQL-Injection-Command-Injection.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130974/Exim-GHOST-glibc-gethostbyname-Buffer-Overflow.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167552/Nexans-FTTO-GigaSwitch-Outdated-Components-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/111	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/36	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/269	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/274	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62517	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62640	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62667	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62680	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62681	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62688	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62690	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62691	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62692	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62698	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62715	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62758	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62812	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62813	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62816	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62865	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62870	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62871	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62879	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/62883	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Not Applicable
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150128-ghost	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695695	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695774	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695835	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695860	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696131	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696243	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696526	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696600	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696602	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696618	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3142	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www.idirect.net/Partners/~/media/Files/CVE/iDirect-Posted-Common-Vulnerabilities-and-Exposures.pdf	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Broken Link URL Repurposed
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:039	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534845/100/0/threaded	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72325	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032909	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/Vulnerabilities-resolved-in-TRITON-APX-Version-8-0	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Broken Link Permissions Required
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa90	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-994726.pdf	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://community.qualys.com/blogs/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2015/01/27/the-ghost-vulnerability	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04874668	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCO8x/StruxureWare+Data+Center+Operation+Software+Vulnerability+Fixes	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10671	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10100	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20150127-0001/	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205375	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1053-security-advisory-9	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/fsc-2015-1	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://www.qualys.com/research/security-advisories/GHOST-CVE-2015-0235.txt	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/121879.aspx	CVE, Inc., Red Hat	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	NIST

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-0235
NVD Published Date:
01/28/2015
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

CVE-2015-0235 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:22:36 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 11:27:06 PM

Reference Tag Update by NIST 2/13/2024 8:17:43 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 7/05/2022 2:42:42 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/20/2022 3:15:08 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/17/2022 3:15:08 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/17/2021 5:15:39 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/09/2021 8:15:24 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/05/2021 1:15:10 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/01/2021 2:15:08 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/01/2021 9:15:07 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/04/2021 2:15:08 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/14/2020 2:09:11 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/10/2020 9:15:11 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/13/2019 5:29:05 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/13/2019 10:29:05 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/13/2019 4:29:05 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/30/2018 4:30:12 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/16/2018 9:29:11 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/09/2018 3:55:17 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/09/2017 9:29:01 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/19/2017 9:29:04 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/21/2017 9:29:01 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/08/2017 9:29:01 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/30/2017 9:29:11 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/02/2017 9:59:28 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 12/06/2016 10:01:49 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/25/2016 10:01:09 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/22/2016 10:09:05 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/08/2016 9:59:07 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 7/21/2016 9:59:22 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 6/01/2016 10:35:48 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 4/06/2016 9:59:13 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/21/2016 9:59:25 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/05/2015 3:13:32 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/23/2015 9:59:20 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/22/2015 10:00:26 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/09/2015 10:00:27 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 7/16/2015 10:01:30 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 7/05/2015 9:59:37 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 4/16/2015 9:59:24 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 4/06/2015 10:00:14 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 3/31/2015 10:00:06 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 3/30/2015 9:59:23 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 3/26/2015 9:59:50 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 3/23/2015 10:01:50 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 3/17/2015 10:04:01 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 3/16/2015 10:01:34 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/18/2015 10:01:05 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/05/2015 9:59:46 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 1/29/2015 11:08:28 AM

Initial CVE Analysis 1/29/2015 10:59:19 AM

Quick Info