CVE Database · CVE-2015-5277
CVSS v3.1
N/A
EPSS
0.59%
Published
Dec 17, 2015
Modified
May 6, 2026
Public PoC / Exploit (1)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
The get_contents function in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) or gain privileges via a long line in the NSS files database.
Weaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products (8)
References (20)