Vulnerability CVE-2017-15670: Information

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.

Severity: CRITICAL (9.8) Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published: Oct. 20, 2017
Modified: June 20, 2018
Error type identifier: CWE-119

Fixed packages

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End including
      2.26