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CVE-2010-3847

elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x...

6.9 MediumPublic exploitFix available

elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.

Exploit likelihood

10.3%Up 8.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.

Record
CVE-2010-3847
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.

Record
CVE-2010-3847
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3826 No score

elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.

Record
EUVD-2010-3826
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3fw-v7x4-w8hh No score

elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x...

elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.

Record
GHSA-q3fw-v7x4-w8hh
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.

Record
CVE-2010-3847
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-3847 No score

elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3847
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
glibc
Debian:12
 before 2.11.2-8
2.11.2-8
glibc
Debian:13
 before 2.11.2-8
2.11.2-8
glibc
Debian:14
 before 2.11.2-8
2.11.2-8
glibc
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 2.7-18lenny6, plus listed versions
2.7-182.7-18lenny12.7-18lenny22.7-18lenny4
2.7-18lenny6
glibc
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 2.7-18lenny7, plus listed versions
2.7-182.7-18lenny12.7-18lenny22.7-18lenny42.7-18lenny6
2.7-18lenny7
glibc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
glibc-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
nscd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
nscd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
0:2.5-49.el5_5.6
glibc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
nscd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
nscd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
nscd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
glibc-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
nscd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3
0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.3

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBGNU C library dynamic linker - '$ORIGIN' Expansion2010-10-18
Metasploitglibc LD_AUDIT Arbitrary DSO Load Privilege Escalation2010-10-18
Metasploitglibc '$ORIGIN' Expansion Privilege Escalation2010-10-18
Exploit-DBGNU C Library 2.x (libc6) - Dynamic Linker LD_AUDIT Arbitrary DSO Load Privilege Escalation2010-10-22
PoC in GitHubmagisterquis/cve-2010-38472017-01-02
Exploit-DBglibc - '$ORIGIN' Expansion Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)2018-02-12
Exploit-DBglibc - 'LD_AUDIT' Arbitrary DSO Load Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)2018-02-12

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, exploits, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-3847 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Gnu Glibc, published October 22, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.3%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in glibc 2.11.2-8.

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