CVE-2015-8985

glibc: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack()

Published Mar 20, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8839 The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:36 AM
Reserved
Feb 14, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 20, 2017, 4:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 28, 2015, 12:00 AM