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  GNU glibc __nss_hostname_digits_dots Function Heap Buffer Overflow

Category: MISC      

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.

References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0235


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