CVE-2010-0830

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    CVE-2010-0830

    Published: 1 Jun 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer signedness error in the elf_get_dynamic_info function in elf/dynamic-link.h in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.0.1 through 2.11.1, when the --verify option is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF program with a negative value for a certain d_tag structure member in the ELF header.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/39900, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2058, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-944-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1246, http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/05/integer-overflow-in-ldso-cve-2010-0830.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40063, http://frugalware.org/security/662, http://securitytracker.com/id?1024044, http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db07e962b6ea963dbb345439f6ab9b0cf74d87c5, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58915, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High