Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-4788

The PTR_MANGLE implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.4, 2.17, and earlier, and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) does not initialize the random value for the pointer guard, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to control execution flow by leveraging a buffer-overflow vulnerability in an application and using the known zero value pointer guard to calculate a pointer address.
Published 2013-10-04 17:55:10
Updated 2017-07-01 01:29:05
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowInput validation

Products affected by CVE-2013-4788

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4788

EPSS FAQ
1.58%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 86 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-4788

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.1
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
4.9
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2013-4788

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-4788

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