Buffer overflow in GNU Glibc

CVE-2017-1000409

A buffer overflow in glibc 2.5 (released on September 29, 2006) and can be triggered through the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-1000409: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000409?
CVE-2017-1000409 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Glibc, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000409?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1000409 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.