Buffer overflow in the gethostbyname_r and other unspecified NSS functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response, which triggers a call with a misaligned buffer.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-230-1 eglibc security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3480-1 eglibc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-1908 Buffer overflow in the gethostbyname_r and other unspecified NSS functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response, which triggers a call with a misaligned buffer.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2985-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:54:15.984Z

Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-1781

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-09-28T20:59:00.093

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-1781

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-1781 - Bugzilla

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