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CVE-2015-8776

The strftime function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause

The strftime function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via an out-of-range time value.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 0.03617
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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suse linux enterprise debuginfoall versions
opensuseall versions
suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions
suse linux enterprise software development kitall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.0 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Apr 2016 · 09:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10154-1
usnUSN-2985-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:0786-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:0778-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:0748-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184626.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00037.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00039.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00042.htmlThird Party Advisory
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