Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-15804

Description

The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27 contains a buffer overflow during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator.

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Affected products

GNU/Glibc2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.26
- (no CPE)range: <2.27
GNU/libc6llm-fuzzy
Range: <2.27
GNU/C Libraryllm-fuzzy
Range: <2.27
osv-coords18 versions
pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
< 2.22-62.3.4+ 17 more
- (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

sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101535nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0805nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1879nvd
sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cginvd

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