CVE-2017-15670
CRITICALglibc < 2.26 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in glob Function via Home Directory Processing
Title source: llmDescription
The GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27 contains an off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in the glob function in glob.c, related to the processing of home directories using the ~ operator followed by a long string.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22320
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101521
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
44.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/glibc
< 2.26
Published
Oct 20, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026