CVE-2015-5180
N/A
Published: June 27, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxGlibc
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99324Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249603Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-19x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=8492x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18784Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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