CVE-2000-0959

Published Dec 19, 2000

Last updated 3 months ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 1.2
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 1.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "8AFD93D5-70BB-475C-BDD3-DEDE9965C5BA"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References