CVE-2015-20109

CVSS Score of 10 (low)

Details

Published Jun 25, 2023
Updated: Jul 31, 2023
CWE ID 120

Summary

CVE-2015-20109 is a vulnerability found in the GNU C Library (glibc or libc6) before version 2.22. It could be exploited by context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash. The vulnerability is related to the use of the fnmatch library function with a specific pattern. It is important to note that this vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2015-8984, and some Linux distributions have fixed the latter but not this additional issue. The risk score assigned to this vulnerability is 27, indicating a significant potential danger to organizations. To remediate this vulnerability, affected organizations should update their systems to glibc version 2.22 or newer.

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