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CVE-2015-8776

9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.8% (pctl 92)

In your normal cycle

Critical by CVSS (9.1), but no sign of active exploitation.

Description

The strftime function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via an out-of-range time value.

Scoring

CVSS9.1 (CRITICAL, v3.0)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS4.8% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-189
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2016-04-19
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (10)

VendorProduct
canonicalubuntu linux
debiandebian linux
fedoraprojectfedora
gnuglibc
opensuseopensuse
suselinux enterprise debuginfo
suselinux enterprise desktop
suselinux enterprise server
suselinux enterprise software development kit
susesuse linux enterprise server

References

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