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CVE-2015-7547

Vendordebian, suse, canonical, redhat, f5Productdebian linux, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise server, linux enterprise software development kit, ubuntu linux, enterprise linux desktop, linux enterprise debuginfo, big-ip advanced firewall manager, big-ip policy enforcement manager, big-ip access policy manager, big-ip analytics, big-ip application acceleration manager, big-ip application security manager, big-ip link controller, big-ip local traffic manager, suse linux enterprise server, opensuse, big-ip domain name system, helion openstack, enterprise linux hpc node, enterprise linux hpc node eus, unified threat management software, fujitsu m10 firmware, exalogic infrastructure, server migration packDiscoveredFeb 18, 2016UpdatedMay 6, 2026

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the libresolv library in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response that triggers a call to the getaddrinfo function with the AF_UNSPEC or AF_INET6 address family, related to performing "dual A/AAAA DNS queries" and the libnss_dns.so.2 NSS module.

CVSS v3.1
8.1 HIGH
EPSS
92.4%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Feb 18, 2016
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 6, 2026