CVE-2017-15671
MEDIUMglibc < 2.26 - Denial of Service via Memory Leak in glob Function
Title source: llmDescription
The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27, when invoked with GLOB_TILDE, could skip freeing allocated memory when processing the ~ operator with a long user name, potentially leading to a denial of service (memory leak).
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22325
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101517
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0023
EPSS Percentile
45.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-772
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/glibc
< 2.26
Published
Oct 20, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026