CVEs-PoC/2015/CVE-2015-5229.md

CVE-2015-5229

Description

The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.

POC

Reference

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10150

Github

• https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
• https://github.com/RedHatSatellite/satellite-host-cve