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...

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...

Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20150127) (GHOST)

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...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS : eglibc vulnerability (USN-2485-1) (GHOST)

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. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the...

glibc, nscd security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2015:0092 Updated glibc packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score,...

UBUNTU-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."...

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."...

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...

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...

PT-2015-1000

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions glibc versions 2.2 through 2.17 Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the nss hostname digits dots function in glibc, which can be exploited via the gethostbyname or gethostbyname2 functions. This vulnerability ma...