CVE-2000-0824
The unsetenv function in glibc 2.1.1 does not properly unset an environmental variable if the variable is provided twice to a program, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary commands in setuid programs by specifying their own duplicate…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The unsetenv function in glibc 2.1.1 does not properly unset an environmental variable if the variable is provided twice to a program, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary commands in setuid programs by specifying their own duplicate environmental variables such as LD_PRELOAD or LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.23% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/glibc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0509.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0525.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93760201002154&w=2
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-028.0.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-040.php3
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-045.php3
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/79537Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1639
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/648Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5173
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0509.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0525.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93760201002154&w=2
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-028.0.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-040.php3
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-045.php3
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/79537Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1639
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/648Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5173
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.