Buffer overflow in the gethostbyname_r and other unspecified NSS functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response, which triggers a call with a misaligned buffer.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T04:54:15.984Z
Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-1781

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-09-28T20:59:00.093
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-1781
