CVE-2011-1095

Summary

locale/programs/locale.c in locale in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.13 does not quote its output, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted localization environment variable, in conjunction with a program that executes a script that uses the eval function.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
• http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
• http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=patch%3Bh=026373745eab50a683536d950cb7e17dc98c4259
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625893
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43989
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/8
• http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11904
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:178
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43830
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0413.html
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330923
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12272
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43976
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/21
• http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11904
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/22
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025286

References

• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
• http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
• http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=patch%3Bh=026373745eab50a683536d950cb7e17dc98c4259
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625893
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43989
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/8
• http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11904
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:178
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43830
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0413.html
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330923
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12272
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43976
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/21
• http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11904
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/22
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025286

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