Lucene search
K

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-5073

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
🔗 www.tenable.com👁 12 Views

Linux Distros have unpatched CVE-2015-5073 vulnerability allowing denial of service attacks.

Related
Refs
Code
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
FreeBSD
pcre -- Heap Overflow Vulnerability in find_fixedlength()
23 Jun 201500:00
freebsd
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2015-5073
13 Dec 201616:59
attackerkb
Amazon
Medium: pcre
8 Jun 202300:00
amazon
Amazon
Medium: glib2
27 Jun 202300:00
amazon
Tenable Nessus
Amazon Linux AMI : pcre (ALAS-2023-1767)
9 Jun 202300:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Amazon Linux AMI : glib2 (ALAS-2023-1775)
3 Jul 202300:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
CentOS 7 : pcre (CESA-2016:1025)
13 May 201600:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : pcre (EulerOS-SA-2016-1023)
1 May 201700:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : pcre (EulerOS-SA-2019-1558)
15 May 201900:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : glib2 (EulerOS-SA-2020-1654)
17 Jun 202000:00
nessus
Rows per page
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(218901);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/08/18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-5073");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-5073");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in the find_fixedlength function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE before 8.38 allows
    remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information from heap memory and
    possibly bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted regular expression with an excess closing
    parenthesis. (CVE-2015-5073)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-5073");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2015-5073");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/06/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-fam");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-tests");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2-fam");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2-tests");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-7", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "6",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "glib2"},
          {"reference": "glib2-devel"},
          {"reference": "glib2-doc"},
          {"reference": "glib2-static"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "glib2"},
          {"reference": "glib2-devel"},
          {"reference": "glib2-doc"},
          {"reference": "glib2-fam"},
          {"reference": "glib2-static"},
          {"reference": "glib2-tests"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "glib2"},
          {"reference": "glib2-devel"},
          {"reference": "glib2-doc"},
          {"reference": "glib2-fam"},
          {"reference": "glib2-static"},
          {"reference": "glib2-tests"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation

18 Aug 2025 00:00Current
8.1High risk
Vulners AI Score8.1
CVSS 26.4
CVSS 39.1
EPSS0.07673
12