CVE-2015-5277
glibc: data corruption while reading the NSS files database
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · September 14, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
It was discovered that the nss_files backend for the Name Service Switch in glibc would return incorrect data to applications or corrupt the heap (depending on adjacent heap contents). A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 3.7AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer