HIGH
rest: memory corruption when using oauth because of implicit declaration of rest_proxy_call_get_url
Published Aug 18, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.47%
Description
The OAuth implementation in librest before 0.7.93 incorrectly truncates the pointer returned by the rest_proxy_call_get_url function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via running the EnsureCredentials method from the org.gnome.OnlineAccounts.Account interface on an object representing a Flickr account.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.47% 0.03468
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03468
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.47% (0.03468) | 88.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.47% (0.03468) | 87.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.46% (0.03461) | 86.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01172) | 85.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 1.16% (0.01160) | 84.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01160) | 82.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00965) | 81.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.26% (0.01256) | 83.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 70.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2237.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2675 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742644 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183982 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199049 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/librest/commit/?id=b50ace7738ea03817acdad87fb2b338a86018329 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2675
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2675
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2237.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2675 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742644 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183982 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199049 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/librest/commit/?id=b50ace7738ea03817acdad87fb2b338a86018329 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2675 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2675 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 18, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 23, 2015
Link CVE-2015-2675
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a