HIGH · 7.8

CVE-2017-1000366

glibc contains a vulnerability that allows specially crafted LD_LIBRARY_PATH values to manipulate the heap/stack, causing them to alias, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. Please note ...

Vulnerability Description

glibc contains a vulnerability that allows specially crafted LD_LIBRARY_PATH values to manipulate the heap/stack, causing them to alias, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. Please note that additional hardening changes have been made to glibc to prevent manipulation of stack and heap memory but these issues are not directly exploitable, as such they have not been given a CVE. This affects glibc 2.25 and earlier.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
RedhatEnterprise Linux5
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus5.9
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Eus6.2
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Long Life5.9
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus6.5
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation6.0
OpenstackCloud Magnum Orchestration7
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Desktop12.0
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Point Of Sale11.0
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Server11.0
OpensuseLeap42.2
SuseLinux Enterprise For Sap12
SuseLinux Enterprise Server10
SuseLinux Enterprise Server For Raspberry Pi12
SuseLinux Enterprise Software Development Kit11.0
GnuGlibc<= 2.25
DebianDebian Linux8.0
McafeeWeb Gateway<= 7.6.2.14

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-1000366?

CVE-2017-1000366 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). glibc contains a vulnerability that allows specially crafted LD_LIBRARY_PATH values to manipulate the heap/stack, causing them to alias, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. Please note ...

How severe is CVE-2017-1000366?

CVE-2017-1000366 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-1000366?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus.