CVE - CVE-2000-0959

CVE-ID
CVE-2000-0959	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:1719 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1719 BUGTRAQ:20000926 ld.so bug - LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT follows symlinks URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/85028 XF:glibc-unset-symlink(5299) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5299
Date Record Created
20010122	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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