UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5180

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5180

    Published: 10 Aug 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-5180

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5180, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3239-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3239-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5180

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: eglibc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.17-93ubuntu4

    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