CVE-2009-5064

no score yetEPSS 0.5%

gnu glibc: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 44% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-264
Published: 2011-03-30
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

gnu:glibc

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/10
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/13
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/7
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/10

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