CVE - CVE-2011-1095

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-1095	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
locale/programs/locale.c in locale in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.13 does not quote its output, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted localization environment variable, in conjunction with a program that executes a script that uses the eval function.
References
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MISC:1025286 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1025286 MISC:20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded MISC:43830 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/43830 MISC:43976 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/43976 MISC:43989 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/43989 MISC:46397 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 MISC:ADV-2011-0863 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:GLSA-201011-01 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml MISC:MDVSA-2011:178 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:178~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2011:0412 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.html MISC:RHSA-2011:0413 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0413.html MISC:[oss-security] 20110308 Re: glibc locale escaping issue URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/21 MISC:[oss-security] 20110308 Re: glibc locale escaping issue URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/22 MISC:[oss-security] 20110308 glibc locale escaping issue URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/8 MISC:http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330923 URL:http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330923 MISC:http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11904 URL:http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11904 MISC:http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11904 URL:http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11904 MISC:http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=patch%3Bh=026373745eab50a683536d950cb7e17dc98c4259 URL:http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=patch%3Bh=026373745eab50a683536d950cb7e17dc98c4259 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625893 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625893 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12272 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12272
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110224	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.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110224)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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