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CVE-2017-15670

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.98%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-10-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2017-15670
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.98%

Original NVD 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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