Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-1333

Memory leak in the __key_link_end function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many add_key system calls that refer to existing keys.
Published 2015-08-31 10:59:05
Updated 2019-04-08 20:29:06
Source Canonical Ltd.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2015-1333

Threat overview for CVE-2015-1333

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2015-1333
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2015-1333 32,505
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1333

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-1333

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.9
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
3.9
6.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2015-1333

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2015-1333

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