CVE-2014-4043

Public Exploit

Description

The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free vulnerabilities.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.12% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bh=3020b9ac232315df362521aeaf85f21cb9926db8%3Bhp=d86e73963dd9fb5e21b1a28326630337226812aa%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68006 vdb entry
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17048
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93784 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109263 exploit
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:152 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00012.html vendor advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=posix/spawn_faction_addopen.c%3Bh=40800b8e6e81341501c0fb8a91009529e2048dec%3Bhp=47f62425b696a4fdd511b2a057746322eb6518db%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4043?
CVE-2014-4043 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4043?
To fix CVE-2014-4043, 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-2014-4043 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-4043 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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