Servers and applications
CVE-2015-8984
The fnmatch function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed pattern, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
- Severity
- Medium 5.9
- Published
- 20 Mar 2017
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 2.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 84% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125)
- Attack
- Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
GNU C LibraryServers and applications · cpe:a:gnu:glibc |
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