Stack-based buffer overflow in strxfrm function in GNU C Library (glibc) before version 2.21 allows for denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

Stack-based buffer overflow in strxfrm function in GNU C Library (glibc) before version 2.21 allows for denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2015-8982 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Integer overflow in the strxfrm function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

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