{"cve":"CVE-2015-5277","nvd":{"published":"2015-12-17T19:59:02.573","modified":"2026-06-17T00:28:48.217","status":"Modified","description":"The get_contents function in nss_files/files-XXX.c in the Name Service Switch (NSS) in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) or gain privileges via a long line in the NSS files database.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2172.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78092"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","gnu:glibc","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-5277","score":0.00588,"percentile":0.48113,"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."]}