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Case File

CVE-2015-0235

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 94.86% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-01-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2015-0235
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
94.86%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function, aka "GHOST."