CVE-2014-0475

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0475
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-07-29 14:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to bypass ForceCommand restrictions and possibly have other unspecified impact via a .. (dot dot) in a (1) LC_*, (2) LANG, or other locale environment variable.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 2.1.3 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.1.9 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.10.1 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.11 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.11.1 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.11.2 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.11.3 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.12 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.12.1 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.12.2 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.13 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.14 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.14.1 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.15 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.16 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.17 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc 2.18 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
17137 – (CVE-2014-0475) Directory traversal in locale environment handling (CVE-2014-0475) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE-2014-0475: glibc directory traversal in LC_* locale handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2015-0092 - glibc security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.oracle.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2976-1 eglibc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
GNU glibc Locale Environment Handling Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Glibc Directory Traversal in Processing LC_* Environment Variables May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:152 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201602-02) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
oss-security - CVE-2014-0475: glibc directory traversal in LC_* locale handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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