Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting glibc package, versions <0:2.17-222.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-GLIBC-4839928
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed19 Oct 2017
Introduced: 19 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-15670 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 glibc to version 0:2.17-222.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0805.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc package and not the glibc package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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.