CVE-2015-8985
published 2017-03-20CVE-2015-8985: The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and…
PriorityP422medium5.9CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
3.00%
86.0th percentile
The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | glibc | < glibc 2.28-1 (bookworm) | glibc 2.28-1 (bookworm) |
| gnu | glibc | < 2.28 | 2.28 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.28-1 | 2.28-1 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.28-1 | 2.28-1 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.28-1 | 2.28-1 |
| gnu | glibc | >= 0 < 2.28-1 | 2.28-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.9MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.9LOW
vendor_redhat5.9MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-chf9-h36m-6388: The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failu
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2015-8985 [MEDIUM] GHSA-chf9-h36m-6388: The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failu
The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.
OSV
CVE-2015-8985: The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failu
osv·2017-03-20·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2015-8985 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8985: The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failu
The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.
Red Hat
glibc: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack()
vendor_redhat·2015-02-28·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2015-8985 [MEDIUM] glibc: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack()
glibc: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack()
The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.
Package: glibc (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: glibc (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: glibc (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Affected
Debian
CVE-2015-8985: glibc - The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows con...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2015-8985 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8985: glibc - The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows con...
The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.28-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.28-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.28-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.28-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.28-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8985 glibc: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack()
bugzilla·2015-03-02·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2015-8985 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8985 glibc: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack()
CVE-2015-8985 glibc: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack()
A crash was reported [1] during glibc extended regular expression processing.
No known patch exists at the time of writing.
[1]: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392
Discussion:
Created glibc tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1197799]
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CVE request via:
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/08/2
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This is still present in glibc upstream as of 2015-11-04.
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CVE assignment:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/437
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8985 glibc: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack() [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-03-02·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2015-8985 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8985 glibc: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack() [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-8985 glibc: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack() [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06
2017-03-20
Published