Description
An issue was discovered in the GNU C Library (glibc) 2.36. When the syslog function is passed a crafted input string larger than 1024 bytes, it reads uninitialized memory from the heap and prints it to the target log file, potentially revealing a portion of the contents of the heap.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176932/glibc-syslog-Heap-Based-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/8
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-03Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29536Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176932/glibc-syslog-Heap-Based-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/8
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-03Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29536Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 31, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified