HIGH
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name
Published Sep 28, 2015
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.60%
Description
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.60% 0.02595
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02595
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02595) | 84.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02595) | 83.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 64.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00584) | 78.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00584) | 77.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00584) | 74.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00025.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/remind-fans/2015/003172.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/07/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76099 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00025.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/remind-fans/2015/003172.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/07/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76099 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 28, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 6, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5957
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a