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DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4788
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4788
PUBLISHED
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.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | glibc | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Oct 4, 2013 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated