Vulnerability in GNU Glibc
CVE-2011-1095
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Glibc — versions 1.00, 1.01, 1.02
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/46397 (third-party-advisory)
- sourceware.org/git/
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/43989 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/8 (mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
- sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit)