CVE-2000-0959

medium

Description

glibc2 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environmental variables when a program is spawned from a setuid program, which could allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5299

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1719

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/85028

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-12-19

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00089