cve/2015/CVE-2015-8779.md

### [CVE-2015-8779](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8779)
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### 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