VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-4043
The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free vulnerabilities.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.92%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free vulnerabilities.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.92% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- gnu/glibc · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00012.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:152
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68006
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109263Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93784
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17048
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bh=3020b9ac232315df362521aeaf85f21cb9926db8%3Bhp=d86e73963dd9fb5e21b1a28326630337226812aa%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=posix/spawn_faction_addopen.c%3Bh=40800b8e6e81341501c0fb8a91009529e2048dec%3Bhp=47f62425b696a4fdd511b2a057746322eb6518db%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00012.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:152
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68006
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109263Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93784
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17048
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bh=3020b9ac232315df362521aeaf85f21cb9926db8%3Bhp=d86e73963dd9fb5e21b1a28326630337226812aa%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.