CVE-2015-5180

glibc: DNS resolver NULL pointer dereference with crafted record type

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

1.2

CVSS 2.0

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Published · August 7, 2015

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash).

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 1.2
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference