CVE-2015-8779
Find out more about CVE-2015-8779 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (glibc) | RHSA-2017:1916 | 2017-08-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (glibc) | RHSA-2017:0680 | 2017-03-21 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-glibc | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | compat-glibc | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | compat-glibc | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc | Will not fix |
Mitigation
Do not use applications which call catopen with unbounded strings. The catopen function is rarely used. Typical application usage involves passing a short, constant string to catopen, so most applications are not affect even if they call catopen.
