{"id":"CVE-2015-5277","details":"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a long line in the NSS files database.","modified":"2026-01-27T04:13:58.144178Z","published":"2015-12-17T19:59:02Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:13:58.144178Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2172.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262914"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17079"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78092"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034196"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2014-09/msg00088.html"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}