Unscored severity · published Apr 8, 2015
CVE-2015-1472
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…
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CVSS
4.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.7% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GL
Glibc · Gnu
through 2.20 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
10.04; 12.04; 14.04; 14.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1472
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1472
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/04/1
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
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