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CVE-2000-0824 Detail

Description

The unsetenv function in glibc 2.1.1 does not properly unset an environmental variable if the variable is provided twice to a program, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary commands in setuid programs by specifying their own duplicate environmental variables such as LD_PRELOAD or LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  11/14/2000

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Provides administrator access
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0509.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0525.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93760201002154&w=2
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-028.0.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-040.php3
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-045.php3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/79537 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1639
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/648 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5173

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0824
NVD Published Date:
11/14/2000
NVD Last Modified:
10/09/2017