VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-4043

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.92%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-10-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc before 2.20 does not copy its path argument in accordance with the POSIX specification, which allows context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free vulnerabilities.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references