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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-15804

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.
Publish Date : 2017-10-22 Last Update Date : 2018-06-20
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
7.5
Confidentiality Impact Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Overflow
CWE ID 119

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
RHSA-2018:0805: glibc security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20180805 unix
RHSA-2018:1879: glibc security and bug fix update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20181879 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2017-15804

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 Application GNU Glibc * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
GNU Glibc 1

- References For CVE-2017-15804

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879
REDHAT RHSA-2018:1879
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22332 CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101535
BID 101535 GNU glibc CVE-2017-15804 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Release Date:2018-05-02
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805
REDHAT RHSA-2018:0805
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=a159b53fa059947cc2548e3b0d5bdcf7b9630ba8 CONFIRM

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2017-15804

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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