CVE-2017-15670

glibc: Buffer overflow in glob with GLOB_TILDE

Published Oct 20, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-7121 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3534-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:57 PM
Reserved
Oct 20, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 20, 2017, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 19, 2017, 12:00 AM