Vulnerability in Gnu Glibc
CVE-2017-1000408
A memory leak in glibc 2.1.1 (released on May 24, 1999) can be reached and amplified through the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.
EPSS: 0.015 (70.7th 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 — versions 2.1.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-1000408?
- CVE-2017-1000408 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-01.
- How severe is CVE-2017-1000408?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-1000408 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.