What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-5185?

CVE-2015-5185 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2015-5185?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2015-5185. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.2%.

Sblim Sfcb CVE-2015-5185

MEDIUM

2015-09-28 secalert@redhat.com

Denial Of Service Sblim Sfcb Opensuse Standards Based Linux Instrumentation

5.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.0 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 28, 2015 - 20:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

The lookupProviders function in providerMgr.c in sblim-sfcb 1.3.4 and 1.3.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

The lookupProviders function in providerMgr.c in sblim-sfcb 1.3.4 and 1.3.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty className in a packet. Affected products include: Opensuse, Standards Based Linux Instrumentation Sblim-Sfcb.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.