Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20134788000
Revision Date:2013-10-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2013-4788 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
Description:The PTR_MANGLE implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.4, 2.17, and earlier, and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) does not initialize the random value for the pointer guard, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to control execution flow by leveraging a buffer-overflow vulnerability in an application and using the known zero value pointer guard to calculate a pointer address.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2013-4788
Platform(s):Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'eglibc' package in trusty is not affected (note: '2.18-0ubuntu1').
  • BACK