CVE catalog

CVE-2015-5957

remind: CVE-2015-5957

Severity: Low
Published: Aug 7, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.60% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	remind	sid	`06.03.06-1`	fixed
Debian	remind	forky	`06.03.06-1`	fixed
Debian	remind	trixie	`05.03.07-1+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	remind	bookworm	`04.02.03-4`	fixed
Opensuse	remind	tumbleweed	`3.1.15-1.7`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	remind	source	sid	`03.01.15-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	remind	source	forky	`03.01.15-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	remind	source	trixie	`03.01.15-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	remind	source	bookworm	`03.01.15-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	remind	rpm	tumbleweed	`3.1.15-1.7`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10089-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[remind]Fixed
Details (2)
- 04.02.03-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · bookworm; dsa · remind · debian · 12
- 04.02.03-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · bookworm; dsa · remind · debian · 12
[remind-tools]Fixed
Source package: [remind]
Details (2)
- 04.02.03-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · bookworm; dsa · remind · debian · 12
- 04.02.03-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · bookworm; dsa · remind · debian · 12
[tkremind]Fixed
Source package: [remind]
Details (2)
- 04.02.03-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · bookworm; dsa · remind · debian · 12
- 04.02.03-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · bookworm; dsa · remind · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[remind]Fixed
Details (2)
- 05.03.07-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · 13
- 05.03.07-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · 13
[remind-tools]Fixed
Source package: [remind]
Details (2)
- 05.03.07-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · 13
- 05.03.07-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · 13
[tkremind]Fixed
Source package: [remind]
Details (2)
- 05.03.07-1+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · 13
- 05.03.07-1+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 03.01.15-1
  dsa · remind · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[remind]Fixed
Source package: [remind]
Details (1)
- 6.3.0-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.15-1.7
  dsa · remind · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:16:02 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]