What is the severity of CVE-2017-9728?

CVE-2017-9728 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9728?

To fix CVE-2017-9728, you should update uClibc to a version later than 0.9.33.2 that addresses this vulnerability.

What software is affected by CVE-2017-9728?

CVE-2017-9728 specifically affects uClibc version 0.9.33.2.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-9728?

CVE-2017-9728 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability related to regular expression processing.

Can CVE-2017-9728 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2017-9728 can potentially be exploited remotely if an attacker can send crafted regular expressions to the affected software.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-9728

critical

9.8

CWE

125

16/6/2017

3/10/2022

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-9728

First published: Fri Jun 16 2017(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Uclibc Uclibc	=0.9.33.2

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Reference Links

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/16/4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9728?
CVE-2017-9728 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9728?
To fix CVE-2017-9728, you should update uClibc to a version later than 0.9.33.2 that addresses this vulnerability.
What software is affected by CVE-2017-9728?
CVE-2017-9728 specifically affects uClibc version 0.9.33.2.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-9728?
CVE-2017-9728 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability related to regular expression processing.
Can CVE-2017-9728 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2017-9728 can potentially be exploited remotely if an attacker can send crafted regular expressions to the affected software.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9728?
CVE-2017-9728 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9728?
To fix CVE-2017-9728, you should update uClibc to a version later than 0.9.33.2 that addresses this vulnerability.
What software is affected by CVE-2017-9728?
CVE-2017-9728 specifically affects uClibc version 0.9.33.2.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-9728?
CVE-2017-9728 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability related to regular expression processing.
Can CVE-2017-9728 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2017-9728 can potentially be exploited remotely if an attacker can send crafted regular expressions to the affected software.