CVE-2011-1095

Public Exploit

Description

locale/programs/locale.c in locale in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.13 does not quote its output, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted localization environment variable, in conjunction with a program that executes a script that uses the eval function.

Category

6.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=patch%3Bh=026373745eab50a683536d950cb7e17dc98c4259
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625893 patch exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43989 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/8 patch mailing list exploit
http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11904 exploit
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://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330923 patch exploit
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12272 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/43976 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/21 patch mailing list exploit
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11904 exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/22 mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025286 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1095?
CVE-2011-1095 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1095?
To fix CVE-2011-1095, 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-2011-1095 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1095 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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