CVE-1999-0199
manual/search.texi in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.2 lacks a statement about the unspecified tdelete return value upon deletion of a tree's root, which might allow attackers to access a dangling pointer in an application whose developer was…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
manual/search.texi in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.2 lacks a statement about the unspecified tdelete return value upon deletion of a tree's root, which might allow attackers to access a dangling pointer in an application whose developer was unaware of a documentation update from 1999.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.40% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-252
- Affected
- gnu/glibc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.2.tar.gzProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/bminor/glibc/commit/2864e767053317538feafa815046fff89e5a16be#diff-94e8c502f255fdfc346df0e29fd4ef40Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cee.studio/tdelete.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.2.tar.gzProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/bminor/glibc/commit/2864e767053317538feafa815046fff89e5a16be#diff-94e8c502f255fdfc346df0e29fd4ef40Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cee.studio/tdelete.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.