CVE-2017-17426
HIGHglibc 2.26 - Heap Overflow via Integer Overflow in malloc tcache
Title source: llmDescription
The malloc function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.26 could return a memory block that is too small if an attempt is made to allocate an object whose size is close to SIZE_MAX, potentially leading to a subsequent heap overflow. This occurs because the per-thread cache (aka tcache) feature enables a code path that lacks an integer overflow check.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22375
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=34697694e8a93b325b18f25f7dcded55d6baeaf6
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0036
EPSS Percentile
58.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/glibc
2.26
Published
Dec 05, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026