CVE-2017-15671

EUVD-2017-7122
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).
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.9 MEDIUM
NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 60%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
gnuglibc
𝑥
≤ 2.26
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
glibc
bookworm
2.36-9+deb12u8
fixed
bookworm (security)
2.36-9+deb12u7
fixed
bullseye
2.31-13+deb11u11
fixed
bullseye (security)
2.31-13+deb11u10
fixed
sid
2.40-3
fixed
trixie
2.40-3
fixed
wheezy
no-dsa
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
eglibc
artful
dne
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
eoan
dne
focal
dne
groovy
dne
hirsute
dne
impish
dne
jammy
dne
kinetic
dne
lunar
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
trusty
needed
xenial
dne
zesty
dne
glibc
artful
ignored
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
disco
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
focal
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
impish
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
noble
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
zesty
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101517
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22325
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101517
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22325