CVE-2015-0235, known as "GHOST," is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the glibc library's __nss_hostname_digits_dots function, affecting versions before 2.18. This flaw, exploitable via gethostbyname or gethostbyname2, impacts a wide range of products including Apple, Debian, GNU, IBM, Oracle, PHP, and Red Hat. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, exploit modules exist in Metasploit, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its past and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0, < 2.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_application_session_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_eagle_application_processor:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_lsms:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.