CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2019-6488

The string component in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.28, when running on the x32 architecture, incorrectly attempts to use a 64-bit register for size_t in assembly codes, which can lead to a segmentation fault or possibly unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by a crash in __memmove_avx_unaligned_erms in sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memmove-vec-unaligned-erms.S during a memcpy.

4.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24097 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106671 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-04
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-01-18 07:29

Updated : 2020-06-13 03:15

NVD link : CVE-2019-6488

Mitre link : CVE-2019-6488

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-404