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CVE ID: CVE-2015-8983

Description: Integer overflow in the _IO_wstr_overflow function in libio/wstrops.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context- dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to computing a size in bytes, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8983
BugTraq ID: 72740
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72740
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9

CVE ID:	CVE-2015-8983
Description:	Integer overflow in the _IO_wstr_overflow function in libio/wstrops.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.22 allows context- dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to computing a size in bytes, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8983 BugTraq ID: 72740 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72740 https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-08/msg00609.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/9