CVE-2015-8985
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.20%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-8985
To remediate CVE-2015-8985, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.28-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8985 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 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 |