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CVE-2017-1000409: gnu glibc

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000409DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000409
Published 01-02-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-1000409 is a high (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in gnu glibc. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 13-12-2017)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.0/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2

Timeline

  1. 01-02-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A buffer overflow in glibc 2.5 (released on September 29, 2006) and can be triggered through the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.21% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (seclists.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    GNU C Library Dynamic Loader glibc ld.so - Memory Leak / Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu2 products
  • eglibc< 2.19-0ubuntu6.14
  • glibc< 2.23-0ubuntu10
Debian1 product
  • glibc< 2.25-5
Gnu1 product

3 vendors · 4 products

References

8 links