glibc: ld.so d_tag signedness error in elf_get_dynamic_info
Published Jun 1, 2010
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.51%
Description
Integer signedness error in the elf_get_dynamic_info function in elf/dynamic-link.h in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.0.1 through 2.11.1, when the --verify option is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF program with a negative value for a certain d_tag structure member in the ELF header.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.1.6
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.9
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.2.4
- 2.2.5
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.10
- 2.4
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.6
- 2.6.1
- 2.7
- 2.8
- 2.9
- 2.10
- 2.10.1
- 2.11
- 2.11.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
glibc-0:2.3.4-2.57
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0125
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
glibc-0:2.5-65.el5_7.3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0126
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glibc
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | glibc-0:2.3.4-2.57 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0125 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc-0:2.5-65.el5_7.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glibc | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.51% (0.04514) | 91.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.51% (0.04514) | 90.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.83% (0.06829) | 90.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.65% (0.11655) | 89.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.83% (0.06829) | 90.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.68% (0.05682) | 93.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 9.38% (0.09375) | 94.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 11.19% (0.11190) | 94.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 14.51% (0.14512) | 94.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/05/integer-overflow-in-ldso-cve-2010-0830.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://frugalware.org/security/662 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39900 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024044 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db07e962b6ea963dbb345439f6ab9b0cf74d87c5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2058 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40063 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-944-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1246 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0830 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599056 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58915 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0830
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0830
Change history (0)
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