Servers and applications
CVE-2015-8777
The process_envvars function in elf/rtld.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows local users to bypass a pointer-guarding protection mechanism via a zero value of the LD_POINTER_GUARD environment variable.
- Severity
- Medium 5.5
- Published
- 20 Jan 2016
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 0.6% in the next 30 daysHigher than 47% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-254
- Attack
- Needs local access · Needs a user account · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Change data
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
GNU C LibraryServers and applications · cpe:a:gnu:glibc |
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