Unscored severity · published Apr 8, 2011
CVE-2011-1658
ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier expands the $ORIGIN dynamic string token when RPATH is composed entirely of this token, which might allow local…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier expands the $ORIGIN dynamic string token when RPATH is composed entirely of this token, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link in an arbitrary directory to a (1) setuid or (2) setgid program with this RPATH value, and then executing the program with a crafted value for the LD_PRELOAD environment variable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3847 and CVE-2011-0536. NOTE: it is not expected that any standard operating-system distribution would ship an applicable setuid or setgid program.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GL
Glibc · Gnu
through 2.13; 1.00; 1.01; 1.02; 1.03; 1.04; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1658
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1658
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Patch
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12393
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
www.vmware.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667974
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66820
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