CVE-2017-9728 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the get_subexp function within uClibc version 0.9.33.2, triggered by crafted regular expressions. This critical vulnerability, rated 9.8 CVSS, allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.33.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uclibc:uclibc:0.9.33.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.