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CVE-2015-5957

Published: Sep 28, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

RemindRockwell Automation Inc.ICS / OT / IoT
openSUSENovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
remindroaring penguin
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
n/an/a
rockwell automation inc.commercialUSICS / OT / IoTaka rockwell automation arena, thinmanager, guardlogix 5580
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
roaring penguincommercialCommunicationsaka roaring penguin

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/remind-fans/2015/003172.html
lists.roaringpenguin.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/07/1
openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/2
openwall.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 28, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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