Summary
Check the version of eglibc
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that a buffer overflow
existed in the gethostbyname and gethostbyname2 functions in the GNU C Library.
An attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause an application crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Affected
eglibc on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of
detect NVT and check if the version is vulnerable or not.
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2015-0235 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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