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CVE-2009-5064 Details

Description

ldd 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/10	CVE	Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/13	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/7	CVE	Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/1	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/10	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/2	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/3	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/7	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://reverse.lostrealm.com/protect/ldd.html	CVE	Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531160	CVE	ExploitPatch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682998	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://www.catonmat.net/blog/ldd-arbitrary-code-execution/	CVE	Exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html	CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/10	[email protected]	Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/13	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/7	[email protected]	Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/1	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/10	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/2	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/3	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/7	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://reverse.lostrealm.com/protect/ldd.html	[email protected]	Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531160	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682998	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://www.catonmat.net/blog/ldd-arbitrary-code-execution/	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html	[email protected]

see all 26 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
gnu glibc	<= 2.1.3 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.00:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.01:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.02:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.03:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.05:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.06:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.07:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.08:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.09:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.09.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

gnu glibc

<= 2.1.3

1.00

1.01

1.02

1.03

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.09.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
Aug 7, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 17, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 11, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 21, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 31, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]