Improper Input Validation Affecting glibc package, versions <2.17-94
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- published 4 Oct 2013
- disclosed 4 Oct 2013
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 glibc to version 2.17-94 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc package and not the glibc package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
The PTR_MANGLE implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.4, 2.17, and earlier, and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) does not initialize the random value for the pointer guard, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to control execution flow by leveraging a buffer-overflow vulnerability in an application and using the known zero value pointer guard to calculate a pointer address.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4788
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
- http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2013-4788.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/15/9
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/23
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61183
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284