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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Glibc — versions 2.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2 (mailing-list)
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.