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CVE-2015-5957

Date: September 28, 2015

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.

Severity Score

9.8

Related Resources (8)

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5957

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/2

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/07/1

Url: http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/remind-fans/2015/003172.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5957

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00025.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76099

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-5957

Severity Score

9.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	9.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	10.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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