VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-8985
CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.87%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory