Buffer overflow in Gnu Glibc
CVE-2017-1000366
glibc contains a vulnerability that allows specially crafted LD_LIBRARY_PATH values to manipulate the heap/stack, causing them to alias, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. Please note that additional hardening changes have…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.089 (92.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Glibc
- Mcafee Web_gateway
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_point_of_sale — versions 11.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 11.0
- Openstack Cloud_magnum_orchestration — versions 7
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 5, 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-1000366?
- CVE-2017-1000366 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-19.
- How severe is CVE-2017-1000366?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-1000366 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.