CVE-2017-15804

CRITICAL

glibc < 2.26 - Buffer Overflow in glob Function via User Name Unescaping

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27 contains a buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22332
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101535
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 42.9%
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 22, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026