CVE-2015-8985
MEDIUM5.9EPSS 0.20%Published: 3/20/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8985
Description
The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/glibcfrom 0, < 2.28-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |