CVE-2015-7547 Information

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the libresolv library in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response that triggers a call to the getaddrinfo function with the AF_UNSPEC or AF_INET6 address family related to performing \dual A/AAAA DNS queries\ and the libnss_dns.so.2 NSS module.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://fortiguard.com/advisory/glibc-getaddrinfo-stack-overflow http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177404.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177412.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00037.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00038.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00039.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00042.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00043.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00044.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145596041017029&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145672440608228&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145690841819314&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145857691004892&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=146161017210491&w=2 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135802/glibc-getaddrinfo-Stack-Based-Buffer-Overflow.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0175.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0176.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0225.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0277.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX206991 http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2900-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3480 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3481 http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/glibc-getaddrinfo-stack-overflow http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160304-01-glibc-en http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83265 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035020 http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0002.html https://access.redhat.com/articles/2161461 https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/02/24/utm-up2date-9-355-released/ https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/02/29/utm-up2date-9-319-released/ https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa114 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293532 https://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2016/02/cve-2015-7547-glibc-getaddrinfo-stack.html https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c05028479 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04989404 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05008367 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05053211 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05073516 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05098877 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05125672 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05128937 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05130958 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05140858 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05176716 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05212266 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05376917 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722 https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCO8x/StruxureWare+Data+Center+Operation+Software+Vulnerability+Fixes https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-103-01 https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40161 https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10150 https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160217-0002/ https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18665 https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-02/msg00416.html https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/47/sol47098834.html https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5450 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39454/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40339/ https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/457759 https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-08

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.1

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