CVE-2014-4043

Description

The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free vulnerabilities.

Risk Information

Base Score

10.0

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

1.643

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
GNU C Library (USN-2306-1) libc6_2.19-0ubuntu6.6_i386.deb	Linux
GNU C Library (USN-2306-1) libc6_2.19-0ubuntu6.6_amd64.deb	Linux
Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Vulnerability (CVE-2014-4043)	NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234