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CVE-2017-15671

Published: 2017-10-20T17:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:14Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
The glob function in glob.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27, when invoked with GLOB_TILDE, could skip freeing allocated memory when processing the ~ operator with a long user name, potentially leading to a denial of service (memory leak). > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt