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.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2015-8982)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:14923-1 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2015-8982)

  - 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. (CVE-2015-8983)

  - A flaw was found in glibc. An off-by-one buffer overflow and underflow in getcwd() may lead to memory     corruption when the size of the buffer is exactly 1. A local attacker who can control the input buffer and     size passed to getcwd() in a setuid program could use this flaw to potentially execute arbitrary code and     escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2021-3999)

  - The deprecated compatibility function svcunix_create in the sunrpc module of the GNU C Library (aka glibc)     through 2.34 copies its path argument on the stack without validating its length, which may result in a     buffer overflow, potentially resulting in a denial of service or (if an application is not built with a     stack protector enabled) arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-23218)

  - The deprecated compatibility function clnt_create in the sunrpc module of the GNU C Library (aka glibc)     through 2.34 copies its hostname argument on the stack without validating its length, which may result in     a buffer overflow, potentially resulting in a denial of service or (if an application is not built with a     stack protector enabled) arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-23219)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the glibc packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Stack-based buffer overflow in the clntudp_call     function in sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka     glibc or libc6) allows remote servers to cause a denial     of service (crash) or possibly unspecified other impact     via a flood of crafted ICMP and UDP     packets.(CVE-2016-4429)

  - 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.(CVE-2015-8982)

  - The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc     before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in     accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows     context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free     vulnerabilities.(CVE-2014-4043)

  - res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL     pointer dereference and process crash).(CVE-2015-5180)

  - A buffer overflow has been discovered in the GNU C     Library (aka glibc or libc6) in the
    __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper function when particular     conditions are met. An attacker could use this     vulnerability to cause a denial of service or     potentially execute code.(CVE-2018-11237)

  - In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29,     proceed_next_node in posix/regexec.c has a heap-based     buffer over-read via an attempted case-insensitive     regular-expression match.(CVE-2019-9169)

  - The iconv program in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or     libc6) 2.25 and earlier, when invoked with the -c     option, enters an infinite loop when processing invalid     multi-byte input sequences, leading to a denial of     service.(CVE-2016-10228)

  - The DNS stub resolver in the GNU C Library (aka glibc     or libc6) before version 2.26, when EDNS support is     enabled, will solicit large UDP responses from name     servers, potentially simplifying off-path DNS spoofing     attacks due to IP fragmentation.(CVE-2017-12132)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the glibc packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Stack-based buffer overflow in the clntudp_call     function in sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka     glibc or libc6) allows remote servers to cause a denial     of service (crash) or possibly unspecified other impact     via a flood of crafted ICMP and UDP     packets.(CVE-2016-4429)

  - 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.(CVE-2015-8982)

  - The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc     before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in     accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows     context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free     vulnerabilities.(CVE-2014-4043)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the glibc packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - elf/dl-load.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6)     2.19 through 2.26 mishandles RPATH and RUNPATH     containing $ORIGIN for a privileged (setuid or     AT_SECURE) program, which allows local users to gain     privileges via a Trojan horse library in the current     working directory, related to the fillin_rpath and     decompose_rpath functions. This is associated with     misinterpretion of an empty RPATH/RUNPATH token as the     './' directory. NOTE: this configuration of     RPATH/RUNPATH for a privileged program is apparently     very uncommon most likely, no such program is shipped     with any common Linux distribution(CVE-2017-16997)

  - Stack-based buffer overflow in the clntudp_call     function in sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka     glibc or libc6) allows remote servers to cause a denial     of service (crash) or possibly unspecified other impact     via a flood of crafted ICMP and UDP     packets.(CVE-2016-4429)

  - 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.(CVE-2015-8982)

  - A buffer overflow has been discovered in the GNU C     Library (aka glibc or libc6) in the
    __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper function when particular     conditions are met. An attacker could use this     vulnerability to cause a denial of service or     potentially execute code.(CVE-2018-11237)

  - The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc     before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in     accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows     context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free     vulnerabilities.(CVE-2014-4043)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

USN-3239-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library. Unfortunately, the fix for CVE-2016-3706 introduced a regression that in some circumstances prevented IPv6 addresses from resolving. This update reverts the change in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. We apologize for the error.

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the strxfrm() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8982)

It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the
_IO_wstr_overflow() function of the GNU C Library. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8983)

It was discovered that the fnmatch() function in the GNU C Library did not properly handle certain malformed patterns.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8984)

Alexander Cherepanov discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation of the GNU C Library. An attacker could use this to specially craft a directory layout and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-1234)

Michael Petlan discovered an unbounded stack allocation in the getaddrinfo() function of the GNU C Library. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-3706)

Aldy Hernandez discovered an unbounded stack allocation in the sunrpc implementation in the GNU C Library. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4429)

Tim Ruehsen discovered that the getaddrinfo() implementation in the GNU C Library did not properly track memory allocations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2016-5417)

Andreas Schwab discovered that the GNU C Library on ARM 32-bit platforms did not properly set up execution contexts.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-6323).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3239-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the strxfrm() function. An attacker could use     this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected     Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8982)

    It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the _IO_wstr_overflow() function of the GNU C     Library. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This     issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8983)

    It was discovered that the fnmatch() function in the GNU C Library did not properly handle certain     malformed patterns. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected     Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8984)

    Alexander Cherepanov discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the glob implementation of the GNU C     Library. An attacker could use this to specially craft a directory layout and cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2016-1234)

    Florian Weimer discovered a NULL pointer dereference in the DNS resolver of the GNU C Library. An attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-5180)

    Michael Petlan discovered an unbounded stack allocation in the getaddrinfo() function of the GNU C     Library. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-3706)

    Aldy Hernandez discovered an unbounded stack allocation in the sunrpc implementation in the GNU C Library.
    An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4429)

    Tim Ruehsen discovered that the getaddrinfo() implementation in the GNU C Library did not properly track     memory allocations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected     Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-5417)

    Andreas Schwab discovered that the GNU C Library on ARM 32-bit platforms did not properly set up execution     contexts. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6323)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
219109	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-8982	Nessus	Misc.	high
159134	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : glibc (SUSE-SU-2022:14923-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
129223	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : glibc (EulerOS-SA-2019-2030)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	critical
126849	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : glibc (EulerOS-SA-2019-1721)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	critical
126294	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : glibc (EulerOS-SA-2019-1667)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	critical
97936	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : eglibc regression (USN-3239-3)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
97856	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : GNU C Library vulnerabilities (USN-3239-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high

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