[dns-operations] CVE-2015-7547: glibc getaddrinfo buffer overflow

Robert Edmonds edmonds at mycre.ws
Fri Mar 4 18:02:35 UTC 2016


Mark Jeftovic wrote:
> Has this bug been given some cool name like "heartbleed" or "poodle" or
> does that happen if an actual exploit surfaces?
> 
> I'm doing a blog post for O'Reilly on this and it might be fun to dub it
> with a name if it hasn't been done so already.

https://twitter.com/jschauma/status/699698679163260928

    Jan Schaumann
    ‏@jschauma
    3:55 PM - 16 Feb 2016

    FYI: I hereby christen #CVE-2015-7547 the "GOLEM" attack: _G_libc
    _O_verflow by _L_ookup of _E_vil _M_AXPACKETS

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Robert Edmonds



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