CVE-2014-4043

glibc < 2.20 - Use-After-Free via posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen Path Argument

Title source: llm

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.

References (16)

Core 16

Core References

Patch x_refsource_confirm

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bh=3020b9ac232315df362521aeaf85f21cb9926db8%3Bhp=d86e73963dd9fb5e21b1a28326630337226812aa%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68006

Patch x_refsource_confirm

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17048

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93784

Exploit x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109263

Patch x_refsource_confirm

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:152

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00012.html

Patch x_refsource_confirm

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

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14

Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7

Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0164

EPSS Percentile 82.2%

Details

CWE

CWE-94

Status published

Products (2)

gnu/glibc < 2.19

opensuse/opensuse 13.1

Published Oct 06, 2014

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026