# Mailgun: GHOST vulnerability mitigated

> Mailgun status incident “GHOST vulnerability mitigated” on 2015-01-28: impact none (vendor’s label), 0 min, 1 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/mailgun/incidents/k8rn5kzk9bfv
Last updated: 2015-01-28T02:32:00Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): none
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2015-01-28 02:32 UTC · Resolved: 2015-01-28 02:32 UTC · Duration: 0 min
- Updates: 1
- [Vendor status page: https://status.mailgun.com/incidents/k8rn5kzk9bfv](https://status.mailgun.com/incidents/k8rn5kzk9bfv)
- [Company: Mailgun](https://rewindex.com/company/mailgun.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **resolved** 2015-01-28 02:32 UTC: Mailgun has patched all infrastructure against the recently account GHOST security vulnerability \[1\]. We have monitored our logs and have no reason to believe an attacker exploited our infrastructure, this was an entirely a preventive measure. No customer data was lost or affected. We recommend all customers review and patch their infrastructure accordingly as well. \[1\] GHOST is a security vulnerability in the gethostbyname\*() family of functions of GNU C Library (glibc). This particular vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially take over a server via both a local or remote exploit. More information can be obtained from the following link: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/9

_From the vendor’s published history: only the final update text is available for incidents before Rewindex began polling this page._

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: none) posted by Mailgun, started 2015-01-28 02:32 UTC, resolved after 0 min, 1 update(s).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/mailgun/incidents/k8rn5kzk9bfv
- Citation: Mailgun, “GHOST vulnerability mitigated” (2015-01-28 02:32 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/mailgun/incidents/k8rn5kzk9bfv (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[Mailgun: GHOST vulnerability mitigated (2015-01-28)](https://rewindex.com/company/mailgun/incidents/k8rn5kzk9bfv)`


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