CVE-2015-0235
N/A
Published: January 28, 2015 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:19 AM UTC
18 products affected across 7 vendorsmacOSDebian LinuxPHP
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 95%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function, aka "GHOST."
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 10.11.1
Affected range stops below 10.11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%2.0 ≤ v < 2.18
Affected range stops below 2.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 3.7.1
Affected range stops below 3.7.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142296726407499&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142721102728110&w=2
References (90)
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blogs.sophos.com/2015/01/29/sophos-products-and-the-ghost-vulnerability-affecting-linux/x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0090.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142296726407499&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142721102728110&w=2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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