FKIE_CVE-2014-4043

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-10-06 23:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:09
Severity
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00012.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:152
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68006
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109263Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93784
cve@mitre.orghttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
cve@mitre.orghttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
cve@mitre.orghttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17048
cve@mitre.orghttps://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bh=3020b9ac232315df362521aeaf85f21cb9926db8%3Bhp=d86e73963dd9fb5e21b1a28326630337226812aa%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
cve@mitre.orghttps://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=posix/spawn_faction_addopen.c%3Bh=40800b8e6e81341501c0fb8a91009529e2048dec%3Bhp=47f62425b696a4fdd511b2a057746322eb6518db%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
cve@mitre.orghttps://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00012.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:152
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68006
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109263Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93784
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17048
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bh=3020b9ac232315df362521aeaf85f21cb9926db8%3Bhp=d86e73963dd9fb5e21b1a28326630337226812aa%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=posix/spawn_faction_addopen.c%3Bh=40800b8e6e81341501c0fb8a91009529e2048dec%3Bhp=47f62425b696a4fdd511b2a057746322eb6518db%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu glibc *
opensuse opensuse 13.1
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