CVE-2015-8777

The process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows local users to bypass a pointer-guarding protection mechanism via a zero value of the LD_POINTER_GUARD environment variable.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 18%
VendorProductVersion
gnuglibc
𝑥
≤ 2.22
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
glibc
bullseye
2.31-13+deb11u11
fixed
bullseye (security)
2.31-13+deb11u10
fixed
bookworm
2.36-9+deb12u8
fixed
bookworm (security)
2.36-9+deb12u7
fixed
sid
2.40-3
fixed
trixie
2.40-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
eglibc
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
wily
dne
vivid
dne
trusty
Fixed 2.19-0ubuntu6.8
released
precise
Fixed 2.15-0ubuntu10.14
released
glibc
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
Fixed 2.21-0ubuntu4.2
released
vivid
ignored
trusty
dne
precise
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://hmarco.org/bugs/glibc_ptr_mangle_weakness.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177404.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00037.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00038.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00039.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3480
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81469
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034811
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1916
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18928
http://hmarco.org/bugs/glibc_ptr_mangle_weakness.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177404.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00037.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00038.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00039.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3480
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81469
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034811
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1916
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-11
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18928