CVE-2017-15670
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-15670
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-10-20T17:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-06-20T01:29:00
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.26 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22320 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101521 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15670 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15670 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:42:25 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 22:18:53 | 2017-10-20T17:29Z | 2017-10-20T17:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 22:18:53 | 2018-06-20T01:29:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 22:18:53 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |