The OAuth implementation in librest before 0.7.93 incorrectly truncates the pointer…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The OAuth implementation in librest before 0.7.93 incorrectly truncates the pointer returned by the rest_proxy_call_get_url function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via running the EnsureCredentials method from the org.gnome.OnlineAccounts.Account interface on an object representing a Flickr account.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2015:2237 Released 2015-11-19 · Red Hat rating Lowrest security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) rest-0.7.92-3.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) rest-devel-0.7.92-3.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) rest-0.7.92-3.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) rest-devel-0.7.92-3.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rest-0.7.92-3.el7, rest-0.7.92-3.el7.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) rest-devel-0.7.92-3.el7, rest-devel-0.7.92-3.el7.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rest-0.7.92-3.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) rest-devel-0.7.92-3.el7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2237 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2237 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2237 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2237 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2237 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2237 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2237 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2237 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-2675
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4rgr-65fh-c67c
References
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2015-2675 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-2675 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4rgr-65fh-c67c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-2675 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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