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    CVE-2014-4043

    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.

    Published:Jun 11, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 6, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.01643
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Glibc
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse

    Exploits

    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109263https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109263

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00012.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:152
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68006
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109263
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93784
    https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
    https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17048
    https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bh=3020b9ac232315df362521aeaf85f21cb9926db8%3Bhp=d86e73963dd9fb5e21b1a28326630337226812aa%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
    https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=posix/spawn_faction_addopen.c%3Bh=40800b8e6e81341501c0fb8a91009529e2048dec%3Bhp=47f62425b696a4fdd511b2a057746322eb6518db%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
    https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00012.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:152
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68006
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109263
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93784
    https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
    https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17048
    https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=ChangeLog%3Bh=3020b9ac232315df362521aeaf85f21cb9926db8%3Bhp=d86e73963dd9fb5e21b1a28326630337226812aa%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
    https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=posix/spawn_faction_addopen.c%3Bh=40800b8e6e81341501c0fb8a91009529e2048dec%3Bhp=47f62425b696a4fdd511b2a057746322eb6518db%3Bhb=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362%3Bhpb=c3a2ebe1f7541cc35937621e08c28ff88afd0845
    https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=89e435f3559c53084498e9baad22172b64429362

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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