CVE-2015-5229 describes a memory initialization flaw in the glibc calloc function affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 and 7.2. This vulnerability could allow unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service (system hang or crash) due to improperly initialized memory areas. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it presents a low-complexity network attack vector with a high impact on availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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