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Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting glibc-common package, versions <0:2.12-1.212.el6

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.33% (71st percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-GLIBCCOMMON-2152063
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 21 Oct 2017
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Introduced: 21 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-15804 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-122 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 glibc-common to version 0:2.12-1.212.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-common package and not the glibc-common package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27 contains a buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator.