CVE-2017-15671
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.23%
Description
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).
How to fix CVE-2017-15671
To remediate CVE-2017-15671, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.25-3 or later
Is CVE-2017-15671 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.25-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |