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CVE-2014-0475
Published:July 29, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to bypass ForceCommand restrictions and possibly have other unspecified impact via a .. (dot dot) in a (1) LC_*, (2) LANG, or other locale environment variable.
Related Resources (12)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2976
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0475
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0475
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/7
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/6
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030569
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17137
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68505
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:152
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.8
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-22
EPSS
Base Score:
0.78