Information disclosure in GNU C Library (glibc) - CVE-2019-1010025

 

Information disclosure in GNU C Library (glibc) - CVE-2019-1010025

Published: July 15, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35722
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010025
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

** DISPUTED ** GNU Libc current is affected by: Mitigation bypass. The impact is: Attacker may guess the heap addresses of pthread_created thread. The component is: glibc. NOTE: the vendor's position is "ASLR bypass itself is not a vulnerability."


Affected software

GNU C Library (glibc)

How to mitigate CVE-2019-1010025

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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