CVE-2011-0536

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in elf/dl-object.c in certain modified versions of the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6), including glibc-2.5-49.el5_5.6 and glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) in a subdirectory of the current working directory during execution of a (1) setuid or (2) setgid program that has $ORIGIN in (a) RPATH or (b) RUNPATH within the program itself or a referenced library. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-3847.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.97% Top 25%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/2	patch mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667974	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43989	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1009-2	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025289	vdb entry
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2011/msg00005.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:178	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43830	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0413.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13086	signature vdb entry
https://launchpad.net/bugs/701783
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96611391ad8823ba58405325d78cefeae5cdf699
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/01/3	patch mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0536?: CVE-2011-0536 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0536?: To fix CVE-2011-0536, 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-2011-0536 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-0536 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.