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CVE-2010-3847

MEDIUMEPSS 94th pctl
6.9
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
glibcDebian
Fixed in:2.11.2-8CVE-2010-3847
Fixed in:2.11.2-8CVE-2010-3847
Fixed in:2.11.2-8CVE-2010-3847
Fixed in:2.11.2-8CVE-2010-3847

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

8.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days
94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

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