CVE-2011-1089
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-16
Configuration Errors
Publication date:
10/04/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
The addmntent function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier does not report an error status for failed attempts to write to the /etc/mtab file, which makes it easier for local users to trigger corruption of this file, as demonstrated by writes from a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0296.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
3.30
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.13 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:1.09.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12625
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011%3A178
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011%3A179
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46740
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12625
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011%3A178
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011%3A179
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46740
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980