CVE-2015-5180

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    CVE-2015-5180

    Published: 27 Jun 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash).

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99324, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-2, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249603, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-19, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18784, https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-02/msg00079.html, https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249603, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=8492, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249603, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18784, https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=fc82b0a2dfe7dbd35671c10510a8da1043d746a5

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High