Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-15670
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.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-15670
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.26%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 63 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-15670
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-15670
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-15670
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101521
GNU glibc CVE-2017-15670 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879
RHSA-2018:1879 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22320
22320 – (CVE-2017-15670) Buffer overflow in glob with GLOB_TILDE (CVE-2017-15670)Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
Products affected by CVE-2017-15670
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*