CVE-2015-5180
High
CVE-2015-5180
res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash).
Exploit probability
6.2%
Published
June 27, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2015-5180
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res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash).
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99324
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3239-2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249603
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-19
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=8492
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18784
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=fc82b0a2dfe7dbd35671c10510a8da1043d746a5
- https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-02/msg00079.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html