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).
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-20T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:57:27.523Z

Reserved: 2017-10-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-15671

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-20T17:29:00.287

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:14:59.277

Link: CVE-2017-15671

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-10-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-15671 - Bugzilla