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TI-2013-04199 Aliases CVE-2013-4788GHSA-xh2f-h76w-4qqc

The PTR_MANGLE implementation in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.4, 2.17, and…

Priority LOW 37CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11428 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 28

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.17VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.17 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
Show 18 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.9VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.11VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.11.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.11.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.11.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.12.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.12.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.13VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.14VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.14.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.15VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.16VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:eglibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.11 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.11.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.11.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.11.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.12.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.12.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.13 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.14 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.14.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.15 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:eglibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4788
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xh2f-h76w-4qqc

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2011-02363 Integer signedness error in Glibc before 2.13 and eglibc before 2.13, when using… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2011-00924 The GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.12.2 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1

Sources

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