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CVE-2015-5957

Published: Sep 28, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

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

Rockwell Automation Inc.
commercial·USaka thinmanager, guardlogix 5580, rockwell automation arena
Remind
ICS / OT / IoT
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
openSUSEOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
roaring penguin
commercial
remindOn-prem
Communications / email-server-client
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/07/1
openwall.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76099
securityfocus.com
http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/remind-fans/2015/003172.html
lists.roaringpenguin.com
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