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CVE-2015-5180 json

res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process cras…

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-5181

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.2%
EPSS 6.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

Patch / fix

  • glibc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.24-9

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5180

  • glibc RHEL 7 2.17-222.el7
  • nscd RHEL 7 2.17-222.el7
  • glibc-utils RHEL 7 2.17-222.el7
  • glibc-common RHEL 7 2.17-222.el7
  • glibc-debuginfo-common RHEL 7 2.17-222.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0805

  • glibc SLES 12 SP3-BCL, SLES 12 SP2-BCL 2.22-126.1
  • glibc SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP4, SLED 12 SP4 +1 more 2.22-100.15.4
  • glibc SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +3 more 2.11.3-17.110.19.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:2886-1SUSE-SU-2019:1716-1SUSE-SU-2018:2883-1

  • glibc openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.34-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10792-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5180 updated cvss 1.2

glibc: DNS resolver NULL pointer dereference with crafted record type

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 nscd, glibc, glibc-utils, glibc-common
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) nscd 2.17-222.el7, glibc 2.17-222.el7, glibc-utils 2.17-222.el7, glibc-common 2.17-222.el7, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) nscd 2.17-222.el7, glibc 2.17-222.el7, glibc-utils 2.17-222.el7, glibc-common 2.17-222.el7, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) nscd 2.17-222.el7, glibc 2.17-222.el7, glibc-utils 2.17-222.el7, glibc-common 2.17-222.el7, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) nscd 2.17-222.el7, glibc 2.17-222.el7, glibc-utils 2.17-222.el7, glibc-common 2.17-222.el7, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) nscd 2.17-222.el7, glibc 2.17-222.el7, glibc-utils 2.17-222.el7, glibc-common 2.17-222.el7, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) glibc-debuginfo-common 2.17-222.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0805
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 glibc Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 glibc
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

6.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% 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

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