Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-1095 (CCN-66586)

Assigned:2010-08-11
Published:2010-08-11
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary:locale/programs/locale.c in locale in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.13 does not quote its output, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted localization environment variable, in conjunction with a program that executes a script that uses the eval function.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.2 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
4.6 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
3.7 Low (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
2.7 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.com

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-1095

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2011-0010
VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2011-0412
Important: glibc security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2011-0413
Important: glibc security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2012-0125
Moderate: glibc security and bug fix update

Source: CCN
Type: SA43976
GNU C Library locale Quoting Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: SA45467
VMware ESX Console OS (COS) Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SA46397
VMware ESX / ESXi Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SA53166
Avaya Communication Manager OpenSSL and glibc Vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Sources Bugzilla Bug 11904
locale command does not quote (invalid) locale strings

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: GNU C Library Web page
GNC C Library - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 73407
GNU C Library (glibc) locale/programs/locale.c Output Quoting Localization Environment Variable Local Privilege Escalation

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BID-47370
'glibc' Library 'locale/programs/locale.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2012-155
glibc security and bug fix update (RHSA-2012-0125)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
gnuclibrary-locale-privilege-escalation(66586)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 9:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 10:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 11:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 12:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:avaya:communication_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:avaya:communication_manager:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esx_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.6.z::server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_long_life:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20111095
    V
    		CVE-2011-1095
    2022-05-20
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23373
    P
    		ELSA-2011:0413: glibc security update (Important)
    2014-07-21
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15237
    P
    		USN-1396-1 -- GNU C Library vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23052
    P
    		ELSA-2011:0412: glibc security update (Important)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21331
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0413: glibc security update (Important)
    2014-02-24
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21873
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0412: glibc security update (Important)
    2014-02-24
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20099
    V
    		VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc and dhcp
    2014-01-20
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20638
    V
    		VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc and dhcp
    2014-01-20
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20120125
    P
    		RHSA-2012:0125: glibc security and bug fix update (Moderate)
    2012-02-13
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12272
    V
    		VMSA-2011-0010 VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc and dhcp
    2011-12-05
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20110412
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0412: glibc security update (Important)
    2011-04-04
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20110413
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0413: glibc security update (Important)
    2011-04-04
    BACK
    gnu glibc 2.0
    gnu glibc 2.0.1
    gnu glibc 2.0.2
    gnu glibc 2.0.3
    gnu glibc 2.0.4
    gnu glibc 2.0.5
    gnu glibc 2.0.6
    gnu glibc 2.1
    gnu glibc 2.1.1
    gnu glibc 2.1.1.6
    gnu glibc 2.1.2
    gnu glibc 2.1.3
    gnu glibc 2.1.9
    gnu glibc 2.10
    gnu glibc 2.10.1
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    avaya communication manager 4.0
    avaya communication manager 5.0
    vmware esx server 4.0
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6
    redhat enterprise linux eus 5.6.z
    redhat enterprise linux long life 5.6