{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-7g3j-xr9q-w6cw",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:46:49Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T00:58:26Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-1472"
  ],
  "details": "The ADDW macro in stdio-common/vfscanf.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.21 does not properly consider data-type size during memory allocation, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long line containing wide characters that are improperly handled in a wscanf call.",
  "severity": [],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1472"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5bd80bfe9ca0d955bfbbc002781bc7b01b6bcb06"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=5bd80bfe9ca0d955bfbbc002781bc7b01b6bcb06"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-02/msg00119.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/04/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72428"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2519-1"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-04-08T10:59:00Z"
  }
}