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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-7510 · published 25 September 2017

CVE-2015-7510: Systemd project systemd memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Systemd Project · Systemd

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getpwnam and getgrnam functions of the NSS module nss-mymachines in systemd.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 4.3% · top 9.2% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
4.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getpwnam and getgrnam functions of the NSS module nss-mymachines in systemd.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284642 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/keszybz/systemd/commit/cb31827d62066a04b02111df3052949fda4b6888 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/2002 ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284642 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/keszybz/systemd/commit/cb31827d62066a04b02111df3052949fda4b6888 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/2002 ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-7510), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.