Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0959

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.

Affected products

GNU/Glibc
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/1719nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/85028nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5299nvd

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