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CVE-2000-0824
The unsetenv function in glibc 2.1.1 does not properly unset...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5173
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93760201002154&w=2
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0525.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-045.php3
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1639
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/79537
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0509.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/648
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-028.0.txt
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-040.php3
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
glibc
Vulnerable Versions:
2.1.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 22nd, 2001
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.