CVE-2017-16997
"GNU C Library (glibc) ELF Directory Traversal Vulnerability"
Description
elf/dl-load.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.19 through 2.26 mishandles RPATH and RUNPATH containing $ORIGIN for a privileged (setuid or AT_SECURE) program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library in the current working directory, related to the fillin_rpath and decompose_rpath functions. This is associated with misinterpretion of an empty RPATH/RUNPATH token as the "./" directory. NOTE: this configuration of RPATH/RUNPATH for a privileged program is apparently very uncommon; most likely, no such program is shipped with any common Linux distribution.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 18, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 15, 2020, 1:28 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-16997 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16997
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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-2017-16997.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102228 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3092 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/884615 | Issue Tracking Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22625 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-12/msg00528.html | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-16997 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 26, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3092 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3092 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 24, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3092 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/884615 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/884615 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102228 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102228 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22625 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22625 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-12/msg00528.html No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-12/msg00528.html Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-426 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102228 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16997 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16997
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} -0.00%
score
0.36313
percentile