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CVE-2015-8985

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 3.00%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2015-8985
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
3.00%

Original NVD Description

The pop_fail_stack function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) via vectors related to extended regular expression processing.