CVE-2015-8984
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.76%
Description
The fnmatch function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed pattern, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
How to fix CVE-2015-8984
To remediate CVE-2015-8984, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.21-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8984 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.21-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |