The get_contents function in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) or gain privileges via a long line in the NSS files database.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2015-12-17T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:09.522Z

Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-5277

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-17T19:59:02.573

Modified: 2023-02-12T23:15:34.963

Link: CVE-2015-5277

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-09-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5277 - Bugzilla