GTK Library Symbol Injection via Current Working Directory
CVE-2024-6655 Published on July 16, 2024
Gtk3: gtk2: library injection from cwd
A flaw was found in the GTK library. Under certain conditions, it is possible for a library to be injected into a GTK application from the current working directory.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-6655 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
CVE-2024-6655 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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