Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting compat-glibc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-COMPATGLIBC-2834692
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Oct 2017

Introduced: 21 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-15804  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 compat-glibc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream compat-glibc package and not the compat-glibc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 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.