CVE-2015-5229

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.

The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).

Overview

Type

Red

First reported 8 years ago

2016-04-08 15:59:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-11-28 19:32:00

Affected Software

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7

6.7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2

7.2

RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0

7.0

RedHat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7.0

7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS 7.2

7.2

RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0

7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS 7.2

7.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS 7.2

7.2

RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0

7.0

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