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…

published January 20, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
46.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00570 · 46.4th percentile
Published
2016-01-20T02:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 JAN 02:00Z
    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…
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