CVE-2015-8776
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.6%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-8776
To remediate CVE-2015-8776, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.21-7 or later
Is CVE-2015-8776 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.21-7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |