UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5277

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5277

    Published: 17 Dec 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-5277
    Aliases:
    USN-2985-1

    Summary:

    Details: The get_contents function in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) or gain privileges via a long line in the NSS files database.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5277, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2985-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5277

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: eglibc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.19-0ubuntu6.8

    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