mkdir ~/glibc_install; cd ~/glibc_install 
wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.17.tar.gz
tar zxvf glibc-2.17.tar.gz
cd glibc-2.17
mkdir build
cd build
../configure --prefix={custom path}/glibc-2.17
make -j8
make install

Export dynamic library path using the command below will make most commands unavailable:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:{custom path}/glibc-2.17/lib/

Therefore, use this command to launch programs which require glibc-2.17(e.g. liftOver):

{custom path}/glibc-2.17/lib/ld-2.17.so {program name}