How to Detect Exploits of the GHOST Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The GHOST vulnerability is a buffer overflow condition that can be easily exploited locally and remotely, which makes it extremely dangerous. This vulnerability is named after the GetHOSTbyname function involved in the exploit. Attackers utilize buffer overflow vulnerabilities like this one by...

glibc 'stdio-common/vfscanf.c' buffer overflow vulnerability

GNU glibc is the implementation of the C library in the vast majority of Linux operating systems. A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in glibc 'stdio-common/vfscanf.c', which allows an attacker to exploit the vulnerability to crash an application or execute arbitrary code...

CVE-2015-1472

The ADDW macro in stdio-common/vfscanf.c in the GNU C Library aka glibc or libc6 before 2.21 does not properly consider data-type size during memory allocation, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service buffer overflow or possibly have unspecified other impact via a lo...

PT-2015-5310

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU C Library versions prior to 2.21 Description The issue is related to the ADDW macro in stdio-common/vfscanf.c, which does not properly consider data-type size during a risk-management decision for use of the alloca function. This might all...

PT-2015-5309

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU C Library aka glibc or libc6 versions prior to 2.21 Description The issue allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service buffer overflow or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long line containing wide characters...

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1472

The ADDW macro in stdio-common/vfscanf.c in the GNU C Library aka glibc or libc6 before 2.21 does not properly consider data-type size during memory allocation, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service buffer overflow or possibly have unspecified other impact via a lo...

glibc: __nss_hostname_digits_dots() heap-based buffer overflow

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in glibc's nsshostnamedigitsdots function, which is used by the gethostbyname and gethostbyname2 glibc function calls. A remote attacker able to make an application call either of these functions could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the...

Security update for glibc (critical)

This update for glibc fixes the following security issue: CVE-2015-0235: A vulnerability was found and fixed in the GNU C Library, specifically in the function gethostbyname, that could lead to a local or remote buffer overflow. bsc913646...

SuSE 10 Security Update : glibc (ZYPP Patch Number 9035)

This update for glibc fixes the following security issue : - A vulnerability was found and fixed in the GNU C Library, specifically in the function gethostbyname, that can lead to a local or remote buffer overflow. bsc913646. CVE-2015-0235 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0235

Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsshostnamedigitsdots 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."...

glibc (critical)

CVE-2015-0235: A vulnerability was found and fixed in the GNU C Library, specifically in the function gethostbyname, that could lead to a local or remote buffer overflow. bsc913646...

glibc: __nss_hostname_digits_dots() heap-based buffer overflow

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in glibc's nsshostnamedigitsdots function, which is used by the gethostbyname and gethostbyname2 glibc function calls. A remote attacker able to make an application call either of these functions could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the...

GNU C Library gethostbyname Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-0235)

A buffer overflow vulnerability, known as GHOST Vulnerability, exists in GNU C Library function. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by providing crafted input to an application that uses this vulnerable function. Successful exploitation could result in code execution in the context ...

GNU glibc Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

GNU glibc is an implementation of the C library for the Linux operating system. GNU glibc suffers from a remote heap buffer overflow vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of an affected application...

DLA-139-1 eglibc - security update

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GNU C Library (glibc) __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview The nsshostnamedigitsdots function of the GNU C Library glibc allows a buffer overflow condition in which arbitrary code may be executed. This vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2015-0235, and is referred to in the media by the name "GHOST". Description According to Qualys, the...

Debian DSA-3142-1 : eglibc - security update

Several vulnerabilities have been fixed in eglibc, Debian's version of the GNU C library : - CVE-2015-0235 Qualys discovered that the gethostbyname and gethostbyname2 functions were subject to a buffer overflow if provided with a crafted IP address argument. This could be used by an attacker to...

Critical GHOST vulnerability affects most Linux Systems

A highly critical vulnerability has been unearthed in the GNU C Library glibc, a widely used component of most Linux distributions, that could allow attackers to execute malicious code on servers and remotely gain control of Linux machines. The vulnerability, dubbed "GHOST" and assigned...

glibc: __nss_hostname_digits_dots() heap-based buffer overflow

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in glibc's nsshostnamedigitsdots function, which is used by the gethostbyname and gethostbyname2 glibc function calls. A remote attacker able to make an application call either of these functions could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the...

USN-2485-1: GNU C Library vulnerability

It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the gethostbyname and gethostbyname2 functions in the GNU C Library. An attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause an application crash, resulting in a denial of service...