### [CVE-2015-8779](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8779) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=n%2Fa&color=brighgreen) ### Description Stack-based buffer overflow in the catopen function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long catalog name. ### POC #### Reference - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html - http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 - https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 - https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17905 #### Github - https://github.com/auditt7708/rhsecapi