CVE-2017-1000409 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in GNU glibc versions 2.5 and later, specifically within the dynamic loader (ld.so) that can be triggered via the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with high complexity, but potentially leading to full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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