CVE-2017-1000376

Name: CVE-2017-1000376
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-06-19T16:29:00.577+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7/10EPSS 0.50%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-1000376 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. libffi requests an executable stack allowing attackers to more easily trigger arbitrary code execution by overwriting the stack. Please note that libffi is used by a number of other libraries. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

libffi requests an executable stack allowing attackers to more easily trigger arbitrary code execution by overwriting the stack. Please note that libffi is used by a number of other libraries. It was previously stated that this affects libffi version 3.2.1 but this appears to be incorrect. libffi prior to version 3.1 on 32 bit x86 systems was vulnerable, and upstream is believed to have fixed this issue in version 3.1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.50%

39.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Enterprise Virtualization Server	All versions
Redhat	Openshift	2.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	6.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	7.0
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Libffi Project	Libffi	< 3.2
Oracle	Peopletools	8.56
Oracle	Peopletools	8.57

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3889Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000376Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txtMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3889Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000376Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txtMailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 19, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-1000376?

How severe is CVE-2017-1000376?

CVE-2017-1000376 has a CVSS score of 7/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1000376?

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Source: NVD / NIST