CVE-2015-5229
glibc: calloc may return non-zero memory
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Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · August 21, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
It was discovered that the calloc implementation in glibc could return memory areas which contain non-zero bytes. This could result in unexpected application behavior such as hangs or crashes.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE not specified