CVE-2017-1000408

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Trending — 4 sources updated this weekWeaponized

7.8

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.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 73.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 1, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (12)

cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/
cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/385
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0003/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43331/

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	nscd (2.19-0ubuntu6.14) @ trusty	2026-05-28	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

UbuntuUSN-3534-1LOW
GNU C Library vulnerabilities

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)

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2026-05-28 12:01 UTCEG score recompute
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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Exploit-DBEDB-43331✓ verified
First seen Dec 13, 2017
GNU C Library Dynamic Loader glibc ld.so - Memory Leak / Buffer Overflow
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-1000408?

CVE-2017-1000408 is a high vulnerability published on February 1, 2018. A memory leak in glibc 2.1.1 (released on May 24, 1999) can be reached and amplified through the LDHWCAPMASK environment variable. Please note that many versions of glibc are not vulnerable to this issue if patched for CVE-2017-1000366.

When was CVE-2017-1000408 disclosed?

CVE-2017-1000408 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 1, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-1000408 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-1000408 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 73.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-1000408?

CVE-2017-1000408 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-1000408?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-1000408, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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