CVE-2013-4788

The PTR_MANGLE implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.4, 2.17, and earlier, and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) does not initialize the random value for the pointer guard, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to control execution flow by leveraging a buffer-overflow vulnerability in an application and using the known zero value pointer guard to calculate a pointer address.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:eglibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2013-10-04 17:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16


NVD link : CVE-2013-4788

Mitre link : CVE-2013-4788

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-4788


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Products Affected

gnu

  • eglibc
  • glibc
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation