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CVE-2015-1472 Detail

Description

The ADDW macro in stdio-common/vfscanf.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 does not properly consider data-type size during memory allocation, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long line containing wide characters that are improperly handled in a wscanf call.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/04/1 CVE, MITRE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html CVE, MITRE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html CVE, MITRE
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 CVE, MITRE
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 CVE, MITRE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72428 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2519-1 CVE, MITRE
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 CVE, MITRE
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 CVE, MITRE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02 CVE, MITRE
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5bd80bfe9ca0d955bfbbc002781bc7b01b6bcb06 CVE, MITRE
https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-02/msg00119.html CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-1472
NVD Published Date:
04/08/2015
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE