Description
Certain run-time memory protection mechanisms in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) print argv[0] and backtrace information, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by executing an incorrect program, as demonstrated by a setuid program that contains a stack-based buffer overflow error, related to the __fortify_fail function in debug/fortify_fail.c, and the __stack_chk_fail (aka stack protection) and __chk_fail (aka FORTIFY_SOURCE) implementations.
Metrics
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Apr/399Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/8Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/31/6Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/31/7Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/2Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/3Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/4Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/5Mailing List
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Apr/399Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/8Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/31/6Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/31/7Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/2Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/3Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/4Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/5Mailing List
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 14, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified