glibc: potential denial of service in pop_fail_stack()
Published Mar 20, 2017
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.87%
Description
The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
glibc
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02870) | 86.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.00% (0.03001) | 85.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00152) | 33.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 70.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 68.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 64.57th | 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) |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8985 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197798 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8985
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8985
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76916 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8985 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779392 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197798 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8985 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8985 |
Change history (0)
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