Glibc Ghost Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0235) - How to Secure

Document Title:
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Glibc Ghost Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0235) - How to Secure


References:
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1430

Download: http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/resources/documents/1430.pdf



Release Date:
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2015-01-30


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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1430


Discovery Status:
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Published


Exploitation Technique:
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Report


Severity Level:
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High


Technical Details & Description:
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The GNU C Library or glibc is an implementation of the standard C library and a core part of the Linux operating system. Without this library a 
Linux system will not function. The GHOST vulnerability is a serious weakness in the Linux glibc library. It allows attackers to remotely take complete control 
of the victim system without having any prior knowledge of system credentials. CVE-2015-0235 has been assigned to this issue.

The paper explains the vulnerability in the linux system and demonstrates how to prevent a local or remote compromise.


Credits & Authors:
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Rajivarnan R. [Security Researcher] - Akati Consulting Pvt Ltd 


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