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| Vulnerability ID | VCID-rf6m-23qz-aaac |
| Aliases |
CVE-2015-0235
|
| Summary | Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function, aka "GHOST." |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 2.0 |
| Weighted Severity | 9.0 |
| Risk | 10.0 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write |
| CWE-131 | Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size |
| CWE-122 | Heap-based Buffer Overflow |
| Data source | Exploit-DB |
|---|---|
| Date added | March 18, 2015 |
| Description | Exim - 'GHOST' glibc gethostbyname Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known |
| Source publication date | March 18, 2015 |
| Exploit type | remote |
| Platform | linux |
| Source update date | Jan. 22, 2018 |
| Source URL | https://www.qualys.com/research/security-advisories/GHOST-CVE-2015-0235.txt |
| Data source | Metasploit |
|---|---|
| Description | This module remotely exploits CVE-2015-0235, aka GHOST, a heap-based buffer overflow in the GNU C Library's gethostbyname functions on x86 and x86_64 GNU/Linux systems that run the Exim mail server. |
| Note | AKA: - ghost |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
| Source publication date | Jan. 27, 2015 |
| Platform | Unix |
| Source URL | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/modules/exploits/linux/smtp/exim_gethostbyname_bof.rb |
| Exploitability (E) | Access Vector (AV) | Access Complexity (AC) | Authentication (Au) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
high functional unproven proof_of_concept not_defined |
local adjacent_network network |
high medium low |
multiple single none |
none partial complete |
none partial complete |
none partial complete |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
| Percentile | 0.9946 |
| EPSS Score | 0.88379 |
| Published At | May 2, 2025, 12:55 p.m. |
| Date | Actor | Action | Source | VulnerableCode Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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