CVE-2015-8779

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions glibc versions prior to 2.23

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the catopen function, which can be exploited by context-dependent attackers. This can lead to a denial of service, causing the application to crash, or potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code if a long catalog name is used.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.23, update to version 2.23 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the length of catalog names to prevent exploitation.