CVE - CVE-2010-3847

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-3847	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:20101018 The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/257 MISC:20101019 Re: The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/292 MISC:20101020 Re: The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/294 MISC:20110105 VMSA-2011-0001 VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc, sudo, and openldap URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded MISC:42787 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42787 MISC:44024 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44024/ MISC:44025 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44025/ MISC:44154 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44154 MISC:ADV-2011-0025 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-2122 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2122 MISC:GLSA-201011-01 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml MISC:MDVSA-2010:207 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:207~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2010:0787 URL:https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0787.html MISC:RHSA-2010:0872 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0872.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2010:052 URL:https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html MISC:USN-1009-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1009-1 MISC:VU#537223 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/537223 MISC:[libc-hacker] 20101018 [PATCH] Never expand $ORIGIN in privileged programs URL:http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-hacker/2010-10/msg00007.html MISC:http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120941 URL:http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120941 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643306 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643306
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20101008	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 (20101008)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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