CVE-2000-0959

LowCVSS 1.2/10Last modified Sep 23, 2026

Description

glibc2 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environmental variables when a program is spawned from a setuid program, which could allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 1.2/10AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 19, 2000
Last modified
Sep 23, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2000-0959: Low severity, CVSS 1.2 | Vulnix