CVE-2015-5277

Name	CVE-2015-5277
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	799966

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
glibc (PTS)	buster	2.28-10+deb10u1	fixed
	buster (security)	2.28-10+deb10u2	fixed
	bullseye	2.31-13+deb11u5	fixed
	bookworm, sid	2.36-8	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Debian Bugs
eglibc	source	squeeze	(not affected)
eglibc	source	wheezy	(not affected)
eglibc	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)
glibc	source	jessie	2.19-18+deb8u2
glibc	source	(unstable)	2.21-1	799966

[wheezy] - eglibc <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[squeeze] - eglibc <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)