CVE-2015-5957
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to...
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.
- Record
CVE-2015-5957- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.
- Record
CVE-2015-5957- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5902 No score
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5902- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xjp3-rc99-3w6g No score
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to...
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.
- Record
GHSA-xjp3-rc99-3w6g- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.
- Record
CVE-2015-5957- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5957 No score
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5957- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0299 No score
Updated remind package fixes security vulnerability
Buffer overflow in remind before 3.1.15 in the DumpSysVar() function in src/var.c.
- Record
MGASA-2015-0299- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10089-1 No score
remind-3.1.15-1.7 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the remind-3.1.15-1.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10089-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5957 No score
Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5957- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
remindDebian:12 |
before 03.01.15-1 | 03.01.15-1 |
remindDebian:13 |
before 03.01.15-1 | 03.01.15-1 |
remindDebian:14 |
before 03.01.15-1 | 03.01.15-1 |
remindDebian:6.0 |
before 03.01.05-2+deb6u1, plus listed versions 03.01.05-2 |
03.01.05-2+deb6u1 |
remindMageia:4 |
before 03.01.13-2.1.mga4 | 03.01.13-2.1.mga4 |
remindMageia:5 |
before 03.01.13-4.1.mga5 | 03.01.13-4.1.mga5 |
remindopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 3.1.15-1.7 | 3.1.15-1.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5957 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Roaring Penguin Remind, published August 1, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.60%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in remind 03.01.15-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/07/1
securityfocus.com/bid/76099
lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/remind-fans/2015/003172.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00025.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5957
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-xjp3-rc99-3w6g
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5957
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0299.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16495
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5957
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5957
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5957