Out-of-Bounds Affecting glibc package, versions <2.23-0ubuntu10


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-GLIBC-356508
  • published1 Feb 2018
  • disclosed1 Feb 2018

Introduced: 1 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-1000409  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 glibc to version 2.23-0ubuntu10 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A buffer overflow in glibc 2.5 (released on September 29, 2006) and can be triggered through the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.