ghsa-7fjc-2773-f7m5
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 00:58
Modified
2025-04-12 12:39
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-4043"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-10-06T23:55:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-7fjc-2773-f7m5",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:39:18Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T00:58:27Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4043"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109263"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93784"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17048"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bh=3020b9ac232315df362521aeaf85f21cb9926db8%3Bhp=d86e73963dd9fb5e21b1a28326630337226812aa%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845"
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    },
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      "url": "https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=blobdiff;f=posix/spawn_faction_addopen.c;h=40800b8e6e81341501c0fb8a91009529e2048dec;hp=47f62425b696a4fdd511b2a057746322eb6518db;hb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362;hpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00012.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:152"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68006"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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