CWE-558 详情

CWE-558

Use of getlogin() in Multithreaded Application
2006-07-19
00h00 +00:00
Draft
2026-10-28
00h00 +00:00
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管理通知

名称: Use of getlogin() in Multithreaded Application

The product uses the getlogin() function in a multithreaded context, potentially causing it to return incorrect values.

基本信息

引入方式

Implementation

适用平台

编程语言

名称: C (Undetermined)
名称: C++ (Undetermined)

常见后果

影响范围 影响 可能性
Integrity
Access Control
Other
Modify Application Data, Bypass Protection Mechanism

注意: Since getlogin() is not reentrant, the contents are not locked out, and the value of the string can be changed by another process. This makes it very risky to use because the username could be changed by other threads.

潜在缓解措施

Phases : Implementation
Use getlogin_r() instead, which is reentrant, meaning that other processes or threads are locked out from changing the username.
Phases : Architecture and Design
Using names for security purposes is not advised. Names are easy to forge and can have overlapping user IDs, potentially causing confusion or impersonation.

检测方法

Automated Static Analysis

Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)

漏洞映射说明

依据 : This CWE entry is at the Variant level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
备注 : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

提交记录

名称 组织 日期 发布日期 Version
Anonymous Tool Vendor (under NDA) 2006-07-19 +00:00 2006-07-19 +00:00 Draft 3

修改记录

名称 组织 日期 备注
Eric Dalci Cigital 2008-07-01 +00:00 updated Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-09-08 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Description, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2009-05-27 +00:00 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-01 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-05-11 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-10-30 +00:00 updated Potential_Mitigations
CWE Content Team MITRE 2014-07-30 +00:00 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-02-24 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-01-31 +00:00 updated Description
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-10-26 +00:00 updated Demonstrative_Examples
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-12-11 +00:00 updated Detection_Factors, Weakness_Ordinalities
CWE Content Team MITRE 2026-10-28 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences, Description, Potential_Mitigations