CVE-2011-1658 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc) version 2.13 and earlier. It allows local users to potentially gain privileges by manipulating the $ORIGIN dynamic string token within the RPATH of setuid/setgid programs, combined with a crafted LD_PRELOAD environment variable. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 3.7, indicating a local attack vector with high attack complexity and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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