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CVE-2000-0959

glibc2 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environmental variables when a...

1.2 Low

CVE-2000-0959 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.2) in Gnu Glibc, published December 19, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.30%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 1.2

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.

Record
CVE-2000-0959
CVSS 2.0
1.2 LowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2000-0959
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0946 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2000-0946
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wxmg-r7qv-7qf9 No score

glibc2 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environmental variables when a...

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.

Record
GHSA-wxmg-r7qv-7qf9
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

References

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