CVE-2015-5957 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.

Published: 2015-09-28

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 2.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:remind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-289-1	remind security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5902	Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02595.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00025.html
http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/remind-fans/2015/003172.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/07/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76099

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Opensuse Opensuse

Roaring Penguin Remind

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-09-28T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:06:34.952Z

Reserved: 2015-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5957

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-09-28T20:59:04.983

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:30:10.967

Link: CVE-2015-5957

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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