GNU C Library Name Service Switch Privilege Bypass Vulnerability

GNU C Library is an open source, free C compiler released under the LGPL license. A security vulnerability in the 'getcontents' function in the nssfiles/files-XXX.c file in the Name Service Switch NSS of the GNU C Library allows a local attacker to exploit a specially crafted NSS file database to...

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5277

The getcontents function in nssfiles/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch NSS in GNU C Library aka glibc or libc6 before 2.20 might allow local users to cause a denial of service heap corruption or gain privileges via a long line in the NSS files database...