Description
A buffer overflow in glibc 2.5 (released on September 29, 2006) and can be triggered through the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Qualys Corporation · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0088
EPSS Percentile
75.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/glibc
2.5
Published
Feb 01, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026