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CVE-2014-4043

The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in accordance with th

The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free vulnerabilities.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01643
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7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD06 Oct 2014 · 11:55 PM

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