CVE - CVE-2013-4788

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-4788	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The PTR_MANGLE implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.4, 2.17, and earlier, and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) does not initialize the random value for the pointer guard, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to control execution flow by leveraging a buffer-overflow vulnerability in an application and using the known zero value pointer guard to calculate a pointer address.
References
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BID:61183 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61183 FULLDISC:20150907 Glibc Pointer guarding weakness URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/23 GENTOO:GLSA-201503-04 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04 MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2013:283 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283~~ (Obsolete source) MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2013:284 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2013-4788.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20130716 Re: CVE-2013-4788 - Eglibc PTR MANGLE bug URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/15/9
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20130710	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 (20130710)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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