CVE-2007-3508

Description

Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2.5-rc4 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a large LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable value. NOTE: the glibc maintainers state that they do not believe that this issue is exploitable for code execution

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24758 vdb entry
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183844
http://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-hacker/2007-07/msg00001.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2418 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35240 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/37901 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018334 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25864 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-04.xml vendor advisory
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/src/patchsets/glibc/2.5/1600_all_glibc-hwcap-mask-secure.patch?rev=1.1&view=markup

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3508?
CVE-2007-3508 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3508?
To fix CVE-2007-3508, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3508 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-3508 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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