Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2017-15671
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
1.43%
Original Filing — NVD Description
The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27, when invoked with GLOB_TILDE, could skip freeing allocated memory when processing the ~ operator with a long user name, potentially leading to a denial of service (memory leak).