CVE-2017-15804

Critical

Description

The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27 contains a buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Glibc
PublishedOct 22, 2017
First seenOct 22, 2017

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu glibcv ≤ 2.26—

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