CVE-2010-0830
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1EPSS 4.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-189
- EPSS score
- 4.5% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-0855)
- Published
- June 1, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0855 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
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- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
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- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
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- gnu / glibc
- gnu / glibc
References
- http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/05/integer-overflow-in-ldso-cve-2010-0830.html
- http://frugalware.org/security/662
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39900(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024044
- http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db07e962b6ea963dbb345439f6ab9b0cf74d87c5
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2058
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40063(Patch)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-944-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1246(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58915
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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