Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting glibc package, versions <0:2.12-1.212.el6
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.26% (66th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-GLIBC-2151316
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 19 Oct 2017
Introduced: 19 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-15670 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 glibc to version 0:2.12-1.212.el6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc package and not the glibc package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.