Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-15670
CVE-2017-15670
Description
The GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27 contains an off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in the glob function in glob.c, related to the processing of home directories using the ~ operator followed by a long string.
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Affected products
21- osv-coords19 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/glibc&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
< 2.34-1.2+ 18 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.34-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.22-62.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.22-62.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.110.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.110.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.110.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.110.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19-40.16.950
- (no CPE)range: < 2.22-62.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.22-62.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19-22.27.958
- (no CPE)range: < 2.22-62.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.110.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19-40.16.950
- (no CPE)range: < 2.22-62.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.22-62.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.110.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.22-62.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.22-62.3.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101521nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879nvd
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