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CVE-2017-18269

An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/memcpy-sse2...

9.8 CriticalFix available

An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/memcpy-sse2-unaligned.S in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 through 2.27 does not correctly perform the overlapping memory check if the source memory range spans the middle of the address space, resulting in corrupt data being produced by the copy operation. This may disclose information to context-dependent attackers, or result in a denial of service, or, possibly, code execution.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.54%Up 1.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/memcpy-sse2-unaligned.S in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 through 2.27 does not correctly perform the overlapping memory check if the source memory range spans the middle of the address space, resulting in corrupt data being produced by the copy operation. This may disclose information to context-dependent attackers, or result in a denial of service, or, possibly, code execution.

Record
CVE-2017-18269
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/memcpy-sse2-unaligned.S in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 through 2.27 does not correctly perform the overlapping memory check if the source memory range spans the middle of the address space, resulting in corrupt data being produced by the copy operation. This may disclose information to context-dependent attackers, or result in a denial of service, or, possibly, code execution.

Record
CVE-2017-18269
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9396 No score

An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/memcpy-sse2-unaligned.S in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 through 2.27 does not correctly perform the overlapping memory check if the source memory range spans the middle of the address space, resulting in corrupt data being produced by the copy operation. This may disclose information to context-dependent attackers, or result in a denial of service, or, possibly, code execution.

Record
EUVD-2017-9396
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6cp-c5hh-vmv8 9.8

An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/memcpy-sse2...

An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/memcpy-sse2-unaligned.S in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 through 2.27 does not correctly perform the overlapping memory check if the source memory range spans the middle of the address space, resulting in corrupt data being produced by the copy operation. This may disclose information to context-dependent attackers, or result in a denial of service, or, possibly, code execution.

Record
GHSA-r6cp-c5hh-vmv8
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2017-18269 9.8

CVE-2017-18269 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2017-18269
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/memcpy-sse2-unaligned.S in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 through 2.27 does not correctly perform the overlapping memory check if the source memory range spans the middle of the address space, resulting in corrupt data being produced by the copy operation. This may disclose information to context-dependent attackers, or result in a denial of service, or, possibly, code execution.

Record
CVE-2017-18269
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-18269 9.8

An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/memcpy-sse2-unaligned.S in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 through 2.27 does not correctly perform the overlapping memory check if the source memory range spans the middle of the address space, resulting in corrupt data being produced by the copy operation. This may disclose information to context-dependent attackers, or result in a denial of service, or, possibly, code execution.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18269
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18269 9.8

An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/memcpy-sse2-unaligned.S in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 through 2.27 does not correctly perform the overlapping memory check if the source memory range spans the middle of the address space, resulting in corrupt data being produced by the copy operation. This may disclose information to context-dependent attackers, or result in a denial of service, or, possibly, code execution.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18269
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0293 No score

Updated glibc packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated glibc packages fix security vulnerabilities:

An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 in sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/memcpy-sse2-unaligned.S in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.21 through 2.27 does not correctly perform the overlapping memory check if the source memory range spans the middle of the address space, resulting in corrupt data being produced by the copy operation. This may disclose information to context-dependent attackers, or result in a denial of service, or, possibly, code execution (CVE-2017-18269).

stdlib/canonicalize.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier, when processing very long pathname arguments to the realpath function, could encounter an integer overflow on 32-bit architectures, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow and, potentially, arbitrary code execution (CVE-2018-11236).

Record
MGASA-2018-0293
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10792-1 No score

glibc-2.34-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the glibc-2.34-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10792-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1562-1 No score

Security update for glibc

This update for glibc fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-18269: Fix SSE2 memmove issue when crossing 2GB boundary (bsc#1094150)
  • CVE-2018-11236: Fix overflow in path length computation (bsc#1094161)
  • CVE-2018-11237: Don't write beyond buffer destination in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper (bsc#1094154)

Non security bugs fixed:

  • Fix crash in resolver on memory allocation failure (bsc#1086690)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1562-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1562-2 No score

Security update for glibc

This update for glibc fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-18269: Fix SSE2 memmove issue when crossing 2GB boundary (bsc#1094150)
  • CVE-2018-11236: Fix overflow in path length computation (bsc#1094161)
  • CVE-2018-11237: Don't write beyond buffer destination in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper (bsc#1094154)

Non security bugs fixed:

  • Fix crash in resolver on memory allocation failure (bsc#1086690)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1562-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1991-1 No score

Security update for glibc

This update for glibc fixes the following security issues:

  • CVE-2017-18269: An SSE2-optimized memmove implementation for i386 did not correctly perform the overlapping memory check if the source memory range spaned the middle of the address space, resulting in corrupt data being produced by the copy operation. This may have disclosed information to context-dependent attackers, resulted in a denial of service or code execution (bsc#1094150).
  • CVE-2018-11236: Prevent integer overflow on 32-bit architectures when processing very long pathname arguments to the realpath function, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#1094161).
  • CVE-2018-11237: An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function may have writen data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper (bsc#1092877, bsc#1094154).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1991-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4416-1 No score

glibc vulnerabilities

Florian Weimer discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-12133)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain SSE2-optimized memmove operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-18269)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain pathname operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11236)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain AVX-512-optimized mempcpy operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11237)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain hostname loookups. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-19591)

Jakub Wilk discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain memalign functions. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-6485)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly ignored the LD_PREFER_MAP_32BIT_EXEC environment variable after security transitions. A local attacker could use this issue to bypass ASLR restrictions. (CVE-2019-19126)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-9169)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain bit patterns. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-10029)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain signal trampolines on PowerPC. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-1751)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled tilde expansion. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-1752)

Record
USN-4416-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
glibc
Debian:12
before 2.27-3
2.27-3
glibc
Debian:13
before 2.27-3
2.27-3
glibc
Debian:14
before 2.27-3
2.27-3
glibc
Mageia:6
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.22-29.mga6
2.22-29.mga6
glibc
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.22-62.13.2
2.22-62.13.2
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.26-13.3.1
2.26-13.3.1
glibc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.26-13.3.1
2.26-13.3.1
glibc
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 2.23-0ubuntu11.2, plus listed versions
2.21-0ubuntu42.21-0ubuntu52.21-0ubuntu62.23-0ubuntu12.23-0ubuntu2
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2.23-0ubuntu32.23-0ubuntu42.23-0ubuntu52.23-0ubuntu62.23-0ubuntu72.23-0ubuntu92.23-0ubuntu102.23-0ubuntu11
2.23-0ubuntu11.2
glibc
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 2.23-0ubuntu11.2, plus listed versions
2.21-0ubuntu42.21-0ubuntu52.21-0ubuntu62.23-0ubuntu12.23-0ubuntu2
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2.23-0ubuntu32.23-0ubuntu42.23-0ubuntu52.23-0ubuntu62.23-0ubuntu72.23-0ubuntu92.23-0ubuntu102.23-0ubuntu11
2.23-0ubuntu11.2
glibc
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 2.27-3ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions
2.26-0ubuntu22.26-0ubuntu2.12.27-0ubuntu22.27-0ubuntu32.27-3ubuntu1
2.27-3ubuntu1.2
glibc
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 34 CVEs
before 2.34-1.2
2.34-1.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-18269 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Gnu Glibc, published May 18, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.54%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in glibc 2.27-3.

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