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HistoryOct 03, 2023 - 6:04 p.m.

glibc vulnerabilities

2023-10-0318:04:23
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gnu c library
glibc_tunables
privilege escalation
dns responses
denial of service
ubuntu 23.04

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.7

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.028

Percentile

90.7%

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the
GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform a privilege escalation attack. (CVE-2023-4911)

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain DNS
responses when the system was configured in no-aaaa mode. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.04.
(CVE-2023-4527)

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.7

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.028

Percentile

90.7%