{"id":"CVE-2017-1000408","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-1000408","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T03:58:05.536Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2018-02-01T04:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:59:07.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-772"],"affected":["gnu/glibc"],"epss":{"score":0.0145,"percentile":0.73274,"date":"2026-10-28","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-12-13","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43331,"kind":"exploit","title":"GNU C Library Dynamic Loader glibc ld.so - Memory Leak / Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/43331.txt","file":"exploits/linux/local/43331.txt","published":"2017-12-13","added":"2017-12-13","updated":"2018-01-08","author":"Qualys Corporation","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-1000409","CVE-2017-1000408"],"tags":"Local","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000408","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}