CVE-2015-0235
10 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.975 High
EPSS
Percentile
100.0%
Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function, aka “GHOST.”
Affected configurations
References
blogs.sophos.com/2015/01/29/sophos-products-and-the-ghost-vulnerability-affecting-linux/
linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0090.html
linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142296726407499&w=2
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142721102728110&w=2
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781412222323&w=2
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143145428124857&w=2
packetstormsecurity.com/files/130171/Exim-ESMTP-GHOST-Denial-Of-Service.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/130768/EMC-Secure-Remote-Services-GHOST-SQL-Injection-Command-Injection.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/130974/Exim-GHOST-glibc-gethostbyname-Buffer-Overflow.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/167552/Nexans-FTTO-GigaSwitch-Outdated-Components-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/111
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/36
seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/269
seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/274
secunia.com/advisories/62517
secunia.com/advisories/62640
secunia.com/advisories/62667
secunia.com/advisories/62680
secunia.com/advisories/62681
secunia.com/advisories/62688
secunia.com/advisories/62690
secunia.com/advisories/62691
secunia.com/advisories/62692
secunia.com/advisories/62698
secunia.com/advisories/62715
secunia.com/advisories/62758
secunia.com/advisories/62812
secunia.com/advisories/62813
secunia.com/advisories/62816
secunia.com/advisories/62865
secunia.com/advisories/62870
secunia.com/advisories/62871
secunia.com/advisories/62879
secunia.com/advisories/62883
support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150128-ghost
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695695
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695774
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695835
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695860
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696131
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696243
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696526
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696600
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696602
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21696618
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3142
www.idirect.net/Partners/~/media/Files/CVE/iDirect-Posted-Common-Vulnerabilities-and-Exposures.pdf
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:039
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/04/7
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534845/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72325
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032909
www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/Vulnerabilities-resolved-in-TRITON-APX-Version-8-0
bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa90
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-994726.pdf
community.qualys.com/blogs/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2015/01/27/the-ghost-vulnerability
h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04874668
help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCO8x/StruxureWare+Data+Center+Operation+Software+Vulnerability+Fixes
kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10671
kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10100
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20150127-0001/
support.apple.com/HT205267
support.apple.com/HT205375
www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1053-security-advisory-9
www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/fsc-2015-1
www.qualys.com/research/security-advisories/GHOST-CVE-2015-0235.txt
www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/121879.aspx
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10 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.975 High
EPSS
Percentile
100.0%