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CVE-2000-0959

• Severity: low (CVSS 1.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-12-19 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

glibc2 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environmental variables when a program is spawned from a setuid program, which could allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Affected products

• GNU C Library (glibc): 2.1.3.10

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/85028
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1719
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5299
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/85028
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1719
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5299

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