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CRITICAL
CVE-2017-15670
glibc Buffer Overflow in Glob Function
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 20, 2017, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 20, 2018, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu glibc
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-15670.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101521
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22320 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-15670 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101521 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22320 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22320 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.26 }} 0.00%

score

0.61887

percentile

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