9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-15804
GNuC Library ~ Operator Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 22, 2017, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-15804 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-15804 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

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-2017-15804.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101535
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22332 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a159b53fa059947cc2548e3b0d5bdcf7b9630ba8

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Frequently Asked Questions

Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
119 stars 53 fork 53 watcher
Born at : Feb. 24, 2017, 1:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-15804 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-15804 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]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a159b53fa059947cc2548e3b0d5bdcf7b9630ba8 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=a159b53fa059947cc2548e3b0d5bdcf7b9630ba8
  • 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. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101535 [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/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=a159b53fa059947cc2548e3b0d5bdcf7b9630ba8 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=a159b53fa059947cc2548e3b0d5bdcf7b9630ba8 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22332 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22332 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.

0.33 }} -0.06%

score

0.67635

percentile

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