VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-15671

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-10-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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).

Weakness classification

  • CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Primary references