In glibc 2.26 and earlier there is confusion in the usage of getcwd() by realpath() which can be used to write before the destination buffer leading to a buffer underflow and potential code execution.
2018-01-31T14:29:00.607
2024-11-21T03:39:23.620
Modified
CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | gnu | glibc | ≤ 2.26 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 17.10 | Yes |
Application | redhat | virtualization_host | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.6 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.6 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | 7.6 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | Yes |