{"cve":"CVE-2015-0235","nvd":{"published":"2015-01-28T19:59:00.063","modified":"2026-06-17T00:19:47.230","status":"Modified","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.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["http://blogs.sophos.com/2015/01/29/sophos-products-and-the-ghost-vulnerability-affecting-linux/","http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0090.html","http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html"],"products":["apple:mac_os_x","debian:debian_linux","gnu:glibc","ibm:pureapplication_system","ibm:security_access_manager_for_enterprise_single_sign-on","oracle:communications_application_session_controller","oracle:communications_eagle_application_processor","oracle:communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor","oracle:communications_lsms","oracle:communications_policy_management","oracle:communications_session_border_controller","oracle:communications_user_data_repository","oracle:communications_webrtc_session_controller","oracle:exalogic_infrastructure","oracle:linux","oracle:vm_virtualbox","php:php","redhat:virtualization"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:35:35.528235705+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-0235","score":0.94558,"percentile":0.99855,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}