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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-5276

high Nessus Plugin ID 218961

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

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

 - The std::random_device class in libstdc++ in the GNU Compiler Collection (aka GCC) before 4.9.4 does not properly handle short reads from blocking sources, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the random values via unspecified vectors. (CVE-2015-5276)

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

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-5276

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5276

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 218961

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2015_5276.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5276

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cpp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-objc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgcj-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-gfortran, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgcj-src, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgfortran, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgomp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libmudflap-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-plugin-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libatomic-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgfortran-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgnat-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgo, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgo-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libmudflap-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libquadmath, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cpp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-objc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgcj-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-gfortran, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgcj-src, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgfortran, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgomp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libmudflap-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-plugin-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libatomic-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libquadmath, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgfortran-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgnat-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgo-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libmudflap-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-c%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libstdc%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libstdc%2b%2b-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-objc%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-c%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libstdc%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-objc%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libstdc%2b%2b-docs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-4.7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-4.7-armhf-cross, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-4.8-ppc64el-cross, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-arm-linux-androideabi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-arm-none-eabi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-avr, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-i686-linux-android, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-gnat, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-java, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgcc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgcj, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgnat, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libobjc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libmudflap, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-go, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libasan, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libasan-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libatomic, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgnat-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libgo-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libitm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libitm-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libitm-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libquadmath-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libquadmath-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libtsan, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libtsan-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-gnat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-java, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgcc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgcj, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgnat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libobjc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libmudflap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libasan, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libatomic, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libitm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libitm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libquadmath-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtsan, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-go, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libasan-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgnat-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgo-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libitm-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libquadmath-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtsan-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libstdc%2b%2b-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libstdc%2b%2b-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libstdc%2b%2b-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libstdc%2b%2b-static, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-4.7-armel-cross, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-4.8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-4.8-arm64-cross, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-4.8-armhf-cross, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-4.8-powerpc-cross, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-mingw-w64, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-msp430

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/17/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5276