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...

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...

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...

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,...

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."...

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."...

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...