CVE-2017-1000408

Public Exploit

Description

A memory leak in 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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.54% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1000408?
CVE-2017-1000408 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000408?
To fix CVE-2017-1000408, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-1000408 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-1000408 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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