CVE-2013-2207

pt_chown in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.18 does not properly check permissions for tty files, which allows local users to change the permission…

published October 9, 2013

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
27.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

pt_chown in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.18 does not properly check permissions for tty files, which allows local users to change the permission on the files and obtain access to arbitrary pseudo-terminals by leveraging a FUSE file system.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00352 · 27.6th percentile
Published
2013-10-09T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 OCT 22:00Z
    pt_chown in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.18 does not properly check permissions for tty files, which allows local users to change the permission…
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