sblim-sfcb: lookupProviders() null pointer dereference
Published Sep 28, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.36%
Description
The lookupProviders function in providerMgr.c in sblim-sfcb 1.3.4 and 1.3.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty className in a packet.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.18
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sblim-sfcb
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
sblim-sfcb
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
rhev-hypervisor
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sblim-sfcb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | sblim-sfcb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | rhev-hypervisor | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of sblim-sfcb as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.36% (0.03357) | 88.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.36% (0.03357) | 87.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.29% (0.01286) | 77.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.33% (0.02326) | 74.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.29% (0.01286) | 78.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.05% (0.02050) | 89.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.05% (0.02050) | 87.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | 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) |
References (10)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172634.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172659.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172667.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00019.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/21/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91212 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5185 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255587 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5185
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5185
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172634.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172659.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172667.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00019.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/21/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91212 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5185 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255587 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5185 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5185 |
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