CVE-2009-5064

glibc < 2.13 - Privilege Escalation via Trojan Horse Executable with Modified Loader

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

ldd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file linked with a modified loader that omits certain LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS checks. NOTE: the GNU C Library vendor states "This is just nonsense. There are a gazillion other ways to introduce code if people are downloading arbitrary binaries and install them in appropriate directories or set LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc.

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/7
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/10
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682998
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/7
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/3
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/10
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/2
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/13
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531160

Scores

EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 25.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (23)
gnu/glibc 1.00
gnu/glibc 1.01
gnu/glibc 1.02
gnu/glibc 1.03
gnu/glibc 1.04
gnu/glibc 1.05
gnu/glibc 1.06
gnu/glibc 1.07
gnu/glibc 1.08
gnu/glibc 1.09
... and 13 more
Published Mar 30, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026