VDB
CVE-2017-15671
CVE-2017-15671
PUBLISHED
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).
EPSS 0.23% · 46.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.23%
46.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | eglibc | 0, 2.17-93ubuntu4, 2.18-0ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Oct 20, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15671 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15671 third-party-advisory