CVE-2009-5064

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-5064
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-03-30 22:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionldd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file linked with a modified loader that omits certain LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS checks. NOTE: the GNU C Library vendor states "This is just nonsense. There are a gazillion other ways to introduce code if people are downloading arbitrary binaries and install them in appropriate directories or set LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Glibc 1.00 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 1.01 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 1.02 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 1.03 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 1.04 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 1.05 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 1.06 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 1.07 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 1.08 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 1.09 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 1.09.1 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.0 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.0.1 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.0.2 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.0.3 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.0.4 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.0.5 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.0.6 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.1 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.1.1 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.1.1.6 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.1.2 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Compromising analysis tools af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 reverse.lostrealm.com Exploit
oss-security - Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit
oss-security - ldd can execute an app unexpectedly af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Patch
oss-security - Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Patch
ldd arbitrary code execution - good coders code, great reuse af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.catonmat.net Exploit
oss-security - Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Patch
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Bug 531160 – ldd Vulnerable to Social Engineering Exploits af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Patch
Bug 682998 – glibc: improve ldd safety af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Patch
oss-security - Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Patch
oss-security - Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Patch
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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