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CVE-2015-2675 json

The OAuth implementation in librest before 0.7.93 incorrectly truncates the pointer returned by the rest_proxy_call_get_url function, which…

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-2766

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The OAuth implementation in librest before 0.7.93 incorrectly truncates the pointer returned by the rest_proxy_call_get_url function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via running the EnsureCredentials method from the org.gnome.OnlineAccounts.Account interface on an object representing a Flickr account.

Patch / fix

  • librest Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.7.92-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2675

  • rest RHEL 7 0.7.92-3.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2237

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-2675 updated cvss 2.1

rest: memory corruption when using oauth because of implicit declaration of rest_proxy_call_get_url

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) rest 0.7.92-3.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) rest 0.7.92-3.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) rest 0.7.92-3.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) rest 0.7.92-3.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rest 0.7.92-3.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) rest 0.7.92-3.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rest 0.7.92-3.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) rest 0.7.92-3.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2237

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Exploit prediction

3.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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