CVE-2017-1000408 Detail
Current 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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
01/31/2018
View Analysis Description
Analysis 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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
01/31/2018
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
7.8 HIGH
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
7.2 HIGH
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
Insufficient_Info
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Complete
Integrity (I):
Complete
Availability (A):
Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
2 change records found
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Initial Analysis -
2/15/2018 8:17:40 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
|
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-399 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385 No Types Assigned |
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/ No Types Assigned |
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
2/1/2018 9:29:00 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/ [No Types Assigned] |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-1000408
NVD Published Date:
01/31/2018
NVD Last Modified:
02/15/2018
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