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CVE-2015-8985
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-03-20T16:59:01.563 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:35:37.307

Summary

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.

Affected products

gnu — glibc

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References

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