CVE-1999-0199

Published: Oct 6, 2020Modified: Nov 20, 2024

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

manual/search.texi in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.2 lacks a statement about the unspecified tdelete return value upon deletion of a tree's root, which might allow attackers to access a dangling pointer in an application whose developer was unaware of a documentation update from 1999.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Glibc

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Glibc	Before 2.2

Related CWEs

Unchecked Return Value

The product does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions.

References (6)

https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.2.tar.gz

Source: cve@mitre.org

ProductVendor Advisory

https://github.com/bminor/glibc/commit/2864e767053317538feafa815046fff89e5a16be#diff-94e8c502f255fdfc346df0e29fd4ef40

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://www.cee.studio/tdelete.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.2.tar.gz

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ProductVendor Advisory

https://github.com/bminor/glibc/commit/2864e767053317538feafa815046fff89e5a16be#diff-94e8c502f255fdfc346df0e29fd4ef40

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://www.cee.studio/tdelete.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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