CVE-2007-3508 Integer overflow in n/a
Local attackers might execute arbitrary code via integer overflow in glibc's environment variable processing, though exploitability is disputed.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-3508?
CVE-2007-3508 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in the process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in glibc before 2.5-rc4 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a large LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable value. NOTE: the glibc maintainers state that they do not believe that this issue is exploitable for code execution
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3508?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gentoo Glibc.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3508?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2007-3508 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3508 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3508, GHSA-r68c-v3gr-w2rh.