CVE-2010-3847
elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (9.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 9.49% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- gnu/glibc
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/257Exploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/292
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/294
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42787Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml
- http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-hacker/2010-10/msg00007.htmlPatch
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120941
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2122
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/537223US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:207
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0872.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44154
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1009-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643306Patch
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0787.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44024/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44025/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/257Exploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/292
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/294
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42787Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml
- http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-hacker/2010-10/msg00007.htmlPatch
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120941
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2122
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/537223US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.