CVE-2010-0830
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)…
- 5.1MediumCVSS base score
- 4.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 8.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By canonical
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.5% · top 8.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
14
- MDVSA-2010:111 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- GLSA-201011-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1246 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- USN-944-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 39900 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:052 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 40063 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/05/integer-overflow-in-ldso-cve-2010-0830.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db07e962b6ea963dbb345439f6ab9b0cf74d87c5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://frugalware.org/security/662 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:112 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- DSA-2058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- glibc-elf-code-execution(58915) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1024044 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-0855 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2010-0830)Record last updated .