manual/search.texi in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.2 lacks a statement about the unspecified tdelete return value upon deletion of a tree's root, which might allow attackers to access a dangling pointer in an application whose developer was unaware of a documentation update from 1999.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.2.tar.gz | Product Vendor Advisory | 
| https://github.com/bminor/glibc/commit/2864e767053317538feafa815046fff89e5a16be#diff-94e8c502f255fdfc346df0e29fd4ef40 | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://www.cee.studio/tdelete.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
| https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.2.tar.gz | Product Vendor Advisory | 
| https://github.com/bminor/glibc/commit/2864e767053317538feafa815046fff89e5a16be#diff-94e8c502f255fdfc346df0e29fd4ef40 | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://www.cee.studio/tdelete.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    20 Nov 2024, 23:28
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.2.tar.gz - Product, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/bminor/glibc/commit/2864e767053317538feafa815046fff89e5a16be#diff-94e8c502f255fdfc346df0e29fd4ef40 - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.cee.studio/tdelete.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2020-10-06 13:15
Updated : 2024-11-20 23:28
NVD link : CVE-1999-0199
Mitre link : CVE-1999-0199
CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-0199
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                gnu
- glibc
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-252
                        
            Unchecked Return Value
