Gentoo: GLSA-200707-04 Normal: Glibc Integer Overflow Threat Analysis
gentoo
July 3, 2007
An integer overflow in the dynamic loader, ld.so, could result in the execution of arbitrary code with escalated privileges.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200707-04
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: GNU C Library: Integer overflow
Date: July 03, 2007
Bugs: #183844
ID: 200707-04
Synopsis
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An integer overflow in the dynamic loader, ld.so, could result in the
execution of arbitrary code with escalated privileges.
Background
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The GNU C library is the standard C library used by Gentoo Linux
systems. It provides programs with basic facilities and interfaces to
system calls. ld.so is the dynamic linker which prepares dynamically
linked programs for execution by resolving runtime dependencies and
related functions.
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