VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1095

CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.52%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-04-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

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.

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