High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8983
CVE-2015-8983
Description
Integer overflow in the _IO_wstr_overflow function in libio/wstrops.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to computing a size in bytes, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Affected products
5- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSS
< 2.11.3-17.110.40.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.110.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.110.40.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72740nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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