Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-1472
CVE-2015-1472
Description
The ADDW macro in stdio-common/vfscanf.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 does not properly consider data-type size during memory allocation, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long line containing wide characters that are improperly handled in a wscanf call.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/glibc&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012
< 2.24-2.3+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.24-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19-20.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19-20.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19-20.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19-20.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/04/1nvd
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.htmlnvd
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18nvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72428nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2519-1nvd
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14nvd
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02nvd
- sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cginvd
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