EIP-1a8a439f
A vulnerability exists in Zlibc that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges through manipulation of the LD_ZLIB_CONFFILE and LD_ZLIB_UNCOMPRESSOR environment variables when calling setuid binaries.
Vulnerability Identifiers
- Exodus Intelligence: EIP-1a8a439f
- MITRE CVE: N/A
Vulnerability Metrics
- CVSSv2 Score: 6.6
Vendor References
- This vulnerability has been addressed in Zlibc version 0.9l.
- https://www.zlibc.linux.lu/download.html
- https://zlibc.linux.lu/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/zlibc@zlibc.linux.lu/
Discovery Credit
- Exodus Intelligence
Disclosure Timeline
- Disclosed to affected vendor: January 5th, 2022
- Disclosed to public: February 2nd, 2022
Further Information
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