systemd: Stack overflow in nss-mymachines
Published Sep 25, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.33%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getpwnam and getgrnam functions of the NSS module nss-mymachines in systemd.
Affected products
No data.
- 223
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
systemd
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | systemd | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of systemd as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.33% (0.04331) | 90.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 4.33% (0.04331) | 90.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 12.71% (0.12709) | 96.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 4.33% (0.04331) | 90.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 12.71% (0.12709) | 96.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.33% (0.04331) | 90.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 12.71% (0.12709) | 96.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 4.33% (0.04331) | 90.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 12.71% (0.12709) | 96.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.33% (0.04331) | 89.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 41.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00618) | 79.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00618) | 78.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00618) | 75.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00736) | 78.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.81% (0.00808) | 79.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7510 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284642 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/keszybz/systemd/commit/cb31827d62066a04b02111df3052949fda4b6888 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/2002 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7510
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7510
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7510 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284642 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/keszybz/systemd/commit/cb31827d62066a04b02111df3052949fda4b6888 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/2002 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7510 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7510 |
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