Heap Corruption and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in GNU C Library (glibc)

CVE-2015-5277 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The get_contents function in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) or gain privileges via a long line in the NSS files database.

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