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CVE-2010-3847
elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a…
Medium6.9EPSS 9.5%
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- redhat
Description
elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.5% · top 4.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (21)
- GLSA-201011-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120941 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20101018 The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0872 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:052 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:207 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 44025 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 44024 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- DSA-2122 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-1009-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643306 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20110105 VMSA-2011-0001 VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc, sudo, and openldap (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 44154 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20101020 Re: The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 42787 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0025 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [libc-hacker] 20101018 [PATCH] Never expand $ORIGIN in privileged programs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20101019 Re: The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- VU#537223 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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