CVE-2017-15671

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Source

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15671

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-15671.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-15671

Related

Published

2017-10-20T17:29:00Z

Modified

2024-06-30T12:00:03Z

Severity

5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27, when invoked with GLOB_TILDE, could skip freeing allocated memory when processing the ~ operator with a long user name, potentially leading to a denial of service (memory leak).

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / glibc

Package

Name: glibc
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.25-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / glibc

Package

Name: glibc
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.25-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / glibc

Package

Name: glibc
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/glibc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.25-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}