CVE-2000-0959 — Glibc vulnerability

3 documents3 sources
Severity
1.2LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 74.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Glibc
Timeline
PublishedDec 19
Latest updateApr 30

Description

glibc2 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environmental variables when a program is spawned from a setuid program, which could allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:H/C:N/I:P/A:NExploitability: 1.9 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDgnu/glibc2.1.3.10

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-wxmg-r7qv-7qf9: glibc2 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environmental variables when a program is spawned from a setuid program, which could a↗2022-04-30
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CVEList
CVE-2000-0959: glibc2 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environmental variables when a program is spawned from a setuid program, which could a↗2001-01-22
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