CVE-2014-4043

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 6, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-4043: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix