Description
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.
Published: 2018-01-31
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 41.4% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3534-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3536-1 GNU C Library vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4768-1 musl vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.45557}

epss

{'score': 0.47736}


Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Gnu Glibc
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Server Aus Enterprise Linux Server Eus Enterprise Linux Server Tus Enterprise Linux Workstation Virtualization Host
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:33:48.490Z

Reserved: 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-1000001

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-31T14:29:00.607

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:39:23.620

Link: CVE-2018-1000001

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2018-01-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-1000001 - Bugzilla

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