{"id":"CVE-2009-5064","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"ldd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file linked with a modified loader that omits cer","description":"ldd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file linked with a modified loader that omits certain LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS checks.  NOTE: the GNU C Library vendor states \"This is just nonsense. There are a gazillion other ways to introduce code if people are downloading arbitrary binaries and install them in appropriate directories or set LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc.","publishedAt":"2011-03-30T22:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2024-08-07T07:24:54.063Z","severity":null,"assigner":"mitre","products":["n/a n/a"],"affected":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/7","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/10","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682998","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/7","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/3","http://reverse.lostrealm.com/protect/ldd.html","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/10","http://www.catonmat.net/blog/ldd-arbitrary-code-execution/","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/2","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/13","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/1","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531160"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T19:39:28.854Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2009/5xxx/CVE-2009-5064.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2009-5064","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2011-03-30T22:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-07T07:24:54.063Z","assignerShortName":"mitre","assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","dateReserved":"2011-03-30T00:00:00.000Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"ldd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file linked with a modified loader that omits certain LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS checks.  NOTE: the GNU C Library vendor states \"This is just nonsense. There are a gazillion other ways to introduce code if people are downloading arbitrary binaries and install them in appropriate directories or set LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/7","name":"[oss-security] 20110307 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/10","name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682998","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/7","name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/3","name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"]},{"url":"http://reverse.lostrealm.com/protect/ldd.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/10","name":"[oss-security] 20110307 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"]},{"url":"http://www.catonmat.net/blog/ldd-arbitrary-code-execution/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/2","name":"[oss-security] 20110307 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/13","name":"[oss-security] 20110307 ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/1","name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST"]},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html","name":"RHSA-2011:1526","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_REDHAT"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531160","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"mitre","dateUpdated":"2012-01-19T10:00:00.000Z","orgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca"},"datePublic":"2009-10-26T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["disputed"],"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"cve@mitre.org","ID":"CVE-2009-5064","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"** DISPUTED ** ldd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file linked with a modified loader that omits certain LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS checks.  NOTE: the GNU C Library vendor states \"This is just nonsense. There are a gazillion other ways to introduce code if people are downloading arbitrary binaries and install them in appropriate directories or set LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc.\""}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"[oss-security] 20110307 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues","refsource":"MLIST","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/7"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","refsource":"MLIST","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/10"},{"name":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682998","refsource":"MISC","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682998"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","refsource":"MLIST","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/7"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","refsource":"MLIST","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/3"},{"name":"http://reverse.lostrealm.com/protect/ldd.html","refsource":"MISC","url":"http://reverse.lostrealm.com/protect/ldd.html"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20110307 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues","refsource":"MLIST","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/10"},{"name":"http://www.catonmat.net/blog/ldd-arbitrary-code-execution/","refsource":"MISC","url":"http://www.catonmat.net/blog/ldd-arbitrary-code-execution/"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20110307 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","refsource":"MLIST","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/2"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20110307 ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","refsource":"MLIST","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/13"},{"name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","refsource":"MLIST","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/1"},{"name":"RHSA-2011:1526","refsource":"REDHAT","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html"},{"name":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531160","refsource":"MISC","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531160"}]}}},"adp":[{"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/7","name":"[oss-security] 20110307 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/10","name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682998","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/7","name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/3","name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://reverse.lostrealm.com/protect/ldd.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/10","name":"[oss-security] 20110307 Re: CVE Request -- logrotate -- nine issues","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.catonmat.net/blog/ldd-arbitrary-code-execution/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/2","name":"[oss-security] 20110307 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/13","name":"[oss-security] 20110307 ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/1","name":"[oss-security] 20110308 Re: ldd can execute an app unexpectedly","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html","name":"RHSA-2011:1526","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_REDHAT","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531160","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CVE","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","dateUpdated":"2024-08-07T07:24:54.063Z"}}]}}}