CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2015-0235
HIGHEPSS 100th pctl10.0
CVSS v2
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."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
94.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days
100thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://blogs.sophos.com/2015/01/29/sophos-products-and-the-ghost-vulnerability-affecting-linux/
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0090.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142296726407499&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142721102728110&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781412222323&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143145428124857&w=2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130171/Exim-ESMTP-GHOST-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130768/EMC-Secure-Remote-Services-GHOST-SQL-Injection-Command-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130974/Exim-GHOST-glibc-gethostbyname-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167552/Nexans-FTTO-GigaSwitch-Outdated-Components-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/111
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/36
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/269
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/274
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62517
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62640
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62667
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62680
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62681
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62688
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62690
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62691
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62692
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62698
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62715
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62812
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62813
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62816
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62865
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62870
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62871
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62879
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62883
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150128-ghost
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695695
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695774
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695835
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695860
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