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CVE-2015-5276: gnu gcc

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2015-0449SUSE-SU-2015:1833-1SUSE-SU-2016:0908-2
Published 17-11-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-5276 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in gnu gcc. EPSS estimates a 2.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.94%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
SUSE-SU-2017:2235-1

Timeline

  1. 17-11-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.94% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse33 products
  • gcc48&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12< 4.8.5-24.1
  • gcc48&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12< 4.8.5-24.1
  • gcc48&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12< 4.8.5-24.1
  • gcc48&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4< 4.8.5-4.2
  • gcc48&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12< 4.8.5-24.1
Ubuntu14 products
  • gcc-4.7All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gcc-4.7-armel-crossAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • gcc-4.7-armhf-crossAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • gcc-4.8All versions (No fix recorded)
  • gcc-4.8-arm64-crossAll versions (No fix recorded)
Gnu1 product
Mageia1 product
  • gcc< 4.9.2-4.1.mga5
Opensuse1 product
  • gcc5&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 5.4.1+r240125-1.5

5 vendors · 50 products

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