CVE-2017-15671 Information

Description

The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27 when invoked with GLOB_TILDE could skip freeing allocated memory when processing the ~ operator with a long user name potentially leading to a denial of service (memory leak).

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101517 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22325

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.9