CVE-2010-3847
GNU C Library ld.so Library Path Injection Vulnerability
Description
elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 7, 2011, 7 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2010-3847 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2010-3847.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Script to take advantage of CVE-2010-3847
Shell
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2010-3847 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2010-3847 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
-
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/257 Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/292 Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/294 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/42787 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml Added Reference http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-hacker/2010-10/msg00007.html Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120941 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2122 Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/537223 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:207 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0872.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44154 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1009-1 Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643306 Added Reference https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0787.html Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44024/ Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44025/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2010-3847 glibc: ld.so insecure handling of $ORIGIN in LD_AUDIT for setuid/setgid programs elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0787 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0872 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3847 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory. CVE-2010-3847 glibc: ld.so insecure handling of $ORIGIN in LD_AUDIT for setuid/setgid programs Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0787 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0872 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3847 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44025/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44024/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 10, 2011
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-3847 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-3847
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.85 }} -3.41%
score
0.87105
percentile