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CVE-2009-5064

ldd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file linked with a modified loader that omits certain LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS checks. NOTE: the GNU C Library vendor states "This is just nonsense. There are a gazillion other ways to introduce code if people are downloading arbitrary binaries and install them in appropriate directories or set LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc.

Published

2011-03-30T22:55:01.330

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnu	glibc	≤ 2.1.3	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	1.00	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	1.01	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	1.02	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	1.03	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	1.04	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	1.05	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	1.06	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	1.07	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	1.08	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	1.09	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	1.09.1	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	2.0	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	2.0.1	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	2.0.2	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	2.0.3	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	2.0.4	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	2.0.5	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	2.0.6	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	2.1	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	2.1.1	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	2.1.1.6	Yes
Application	gnu	glibc	2.1.2	Yes

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/10 Exploit ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/13 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/7 Exploit ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/1 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/10 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/2 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/3 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/7 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://reverse.lostrealm.com/protect/ldd.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.catonmat.net/blog/ldd-arbitrary-code-execution/ Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531160 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682998 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/10 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/13 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/7 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/1 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/10 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/2 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/3 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/7 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://reverse.lostrealm.com/protect/ldd.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.catonmat.net/blog/ldd-arbitrary-code-execution/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531160 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682998 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)