1.2low
CVE-2000-0959
glibc2 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environmental variables when a program is spawned from a setuid program, wh…
Published 25 y ago · modified 44 d ago · JSON
CVSS
1.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 23%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/1719 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5299 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/85028 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-0959
- NVD: CVE-2000-0959
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