High 10.0Published Jan 28, 2015

CVE-2015-0235Heap-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 relate…

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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."

CVSS: 10.0 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

gnu glibc gnu:glibc	from 2.0 before 2.18	NVD
oracle communications_application_session_controller oracle:communications_application_session_controller	before 3.7.1	NVD
oracle communications_eagle_application_processor oracle:communications_eagle_application_processor	16.0	NVD
oracle communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor oracle:communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor	10.0	NVD
oracle communications_lsms oracle:communications_lsms	13.1	NVD
oracle communications_policy_management oracle:communications_policy_management	9.7.3; 9.9.1; 10.4.1; 11.5; 12.1.1	NVD
oracle communications_session_border_controller oracle:communications_session_border_controller	before 7.2.0; 7.2.0; 8.0.0	NVD
oracle communications_user_data_repository oracle:communications_user_data_repository	from 10.0.0 through 10.0.1	NVD
oracle communications_webrtc_session_controller oracle:communications_webrtc_session_controller	7.0; 7.1; 7.2	NVD
oracle exalogic_infrastructure oracle:exalogic_infrastructure	1.0; 2.0	NVD
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References

References

http://blogs.sophos.com/2015/01/29/sophos-products-and-the-ghost-vulnerability-affecting-linux/	third-party-advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0090.html	third-party-advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html	third-party-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142296726407499&w=2	issue-tracking, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142721102728110&w=2	issue-tracking, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2	issue-tracking, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781412222323&w=2	issue-tracking, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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