Out-of-Bounds Affecting nss_hesiod package, versions <0:2.26-28.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-NSSHESIOD-1663939
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed22 Oct 2017

Introduced: 22 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-15804  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 nss_hesiod to version 0:2.26-28.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-1048.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss_hesiod package and not the nss_hesiod package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 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.