CVE-2015-5229

glibc: calloc may return non-zero memory

Published Apr 8, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5225 The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.
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{'score': 0.01006}

epss

{'score': 0.01}