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).
Published: 2017-10-20
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-7122 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).
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:57:27.523Z

Reserved: 2017-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15671

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-20T17:29:00.287

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-15671

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-10-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-15671 - Bugzilla

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