CVE-2017-9728 — Out-of-bounds Read in Uclibc
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 38.56%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 16
Latest updateDec 29
Description
In uClibc 0.9.33.2, there is an out-of-bounds read in the get_subexp function in misc/regex/regexec.c when processing a crafted regular expression.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages2 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2📋Vendor Advisories
1Debian▶
CVE-2017-9728: uclibc - In uClibc 0.9.33.2, there is an out-of-bounds read in the get_subexp function in...↗2017
📄Research Papers
1arXiv▶
One Bad Apple Spoils the Barrel: Understanding the Security Risks Introduced by Third-Party Components in IoT Firmware↗2022-12-29