Vulnerability Details CVE-2015-5229
The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.01
EPSS Ranking 75.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0176.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84172
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246713
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256285
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293976
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10150
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0176.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84172
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246713
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256285
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293976
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10150
Products affected by CVE-2015-5229
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.7
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.2
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0