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CVE-2000-0959

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Published: Dec 19, 2000Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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1.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

glibc2 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environmental variables when a program is spawned from a setuid program, which could allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Glibc
1 product
Glibc
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 2.1.3.10

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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