CVE-2017-1000408
High
CVE-2017-1000408
A memory leak in glibc 2.1.1 (released on May 24, 1999) can be reached and amplified through the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.
Exploit probability
1.4%
Published
February 1, 2018
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 19, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
3 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-1000408
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A memory leak in glibc 2.1.1 (released on May 24, 1999) can be reached and amplified through the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/