CVE-2000-0824
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 22, 2001
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 15, 2000
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- glibc-ld-unsetenv(5173)vdb-entry
- 19990917 A few bugs...mailing-list
- 20000924 glibc locale security problemvendor-advisory
- 20000906 [slackware-security]: glibc 2.1.3 vulnerabilities patchedmailing-list
- RHSA-2000:057vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2000:045vendor-advisory
- 20000902 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - glibcmailing-list
- 1639vdb-entry
- TLSA2000020-1vendor-advisory
- 20000902 glibc: local root exploitvendor-advisory
- 20000831 glibc unsetenv bugmailing-list
- 20000905 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - glibcmailing-list
- 648vdb-entry
- CSSA-2000-028.0vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2000:040vendor-advisory
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