CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2000-0959

Published: Dec 19, 2000 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
1.2 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GlibcGnu2.1.3.10 (including)2.1.3.10 (including)

References