What is CVE-2017-15096?

CVE-2017-15096 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gluster Glusterfs, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-15096?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Gluster Glusterfs

CVE-2017-15096

A flaw was found in GlusterFS in versions prior to 3.10. A null pointer dereference in send_brick_req function in glusterfsd/src/gf_attach.c may be used to cause denial of service.

Published 2017-10-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gluster Glusterfs
Red Hat, Inc. Glusterfs — versions Prior to 3.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15096?: CVE-2017-15096 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gluster Glusterfs, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-15096?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.