CVE-2015-0235: glibc: __nss_hostname_digits_dots() heap-based buffer overflow

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 10

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2 function, aka "GHOST."