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CVE-2017-15671
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-20T17:29:00.287 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:08:05.010

Summary

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).

Affected products

gnu — glibc

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