CVE-2000-0824

N/A Unknown
Published: November 14, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The unsetenv function in glibc 2.1.1 does not properly unset an environmental variable if the variable is provided twice to a program, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary commands in setuid programs by specifying their own duplicate environmental variables such as LD_PRELOAD or LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0509.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0525.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93760201002154&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-028.0.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-040.php3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-045.php3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/79537
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1639
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/648
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5173
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0509.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0525.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93760201002154&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-028.0.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-040.php3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-045.php3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/79537
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1639
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/648
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5173
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
54th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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