65077 : GNU C Library (glibc) ld.so elf/dynamic-link.h elf_get_dynamic_info Crafted ELF Program Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-05-02

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2010-0830" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.11.1-2locris1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1024044
CVE ID: 2010-0830 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 39900 40121 42002 42208 47962 47970 50476 51555 53166
Bugtraq ID: 40063
ISS X-Force ID: 58915
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2010-1246
Other Advisory URL: http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/05/integer-overflow-in-ldso-cve-2010-0830.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-944-1
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://frugalware.org/security/662
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2010/msg00101.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=db07e962b6ea963dbb345439f6ab9b0cf74d87c5
Packet Storm: http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/119011/VMware-Security-Advisory-2012-0018.html
Mail List Post: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Dec/126
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0013.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0018.html
https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100160531
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2012:0125 RHSA-2012:0126

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-06-02 | Disagree?

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