CVE-2017-1000408 describes a memory leak vulnerability in GNU glibc versions, specifically glibc 2.1.1, which can be amplified via the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit (EDB-43331) demonstrating a memory leak/buffer overflow is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit/Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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