CVE-2014-4043 in GNU C Library
Summary
The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free vulnerabilities.
Reservation
06/12/2014
Disclosure
10/06/2014
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13587 | GNU C Library spawn_faction_addopen.c xc_cpupool_getinfo code injection | 94 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2014-4043 |