SB2015111701 - Information disclosure in Gnu Compiler Collection
Published: November 17, 2015 Updated: July 21, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015111701
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5276)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The std::random_device class in libstdc++ in the GNU Compiler Collection (aka GCC) before 4.9.4 does not properly handle short reads from blocking sources, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the random values via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.