#VU37574 Memory leak in Glibc - CVE-2017-1000408
Published: February 1, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37574
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000408
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Glibc
Glibc
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within glibc 2.1.1 (released on May 24, 1999) can be reached and amplified through the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External links
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/