CVE-2015-0235

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function, aka "GHOST."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 28, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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