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CVE-2019-1010023

MEDIUMCVSS 5.4/10EPSS 3.07%

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CVE-2019-1010023 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. GNU Libc current is affected by: Re-mapping current loaded library with malicious ELF file. The impact is: In worst case attacker may evaluate privileges. EPSS estimates a 3.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

GNU Libc current is affected by: Re-mapping current loaded library with malicious ELF file. The impact is: In worst case attacker may evaluate privileges. The component is: libld. The attack vector is: Attacker sends 2 ELF files to victim and asks to run ldd on it. ldd execute code. NOTE: Upstream comments indicate "this is being treated as a non-security bug and no real threat.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability
3.07%

86.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnuGlibcAll versions

References

Timeline

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-1010023?
GNU Libc current is affected by: Re-mapping current loaded library with malicious ELF file. The impact is: In worst case attacker may evaluate privileges. The component is: libld. The attack vector is: Attacker sends 2 ELF files to victim and asks to run ldd on it. ldd execute code. NOTE: Upstream comments indicate "this is being treated as a non-security bug and no real threat.
How severe is CVE-2019-1010023?
CVE-2019-1010023 has a CVSS score of 5.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 3.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1010023?
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Source: NVD / NIST