Heap-based Buffer Overflow in glob.c: Processing of Home Directories using ~ Operator

CVE-2017-15670 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.27 contains an off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in the glob function in glob.c, related to the processing of home directories using the ~ operator followed by a long string.

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