CVE-2017-15670

Published: Oct 20, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Glibc

Gnu

1 product

Glibc

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Glibc	Up to 2.26

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101521

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22320

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101521

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22320

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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