CVE-2010-0746 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges via directory traversal in DeviceKit-disks when handling malicious storage device labels.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-0746?

CVE-2010-0746 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 13 Jan 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in DeviceKit-disks in DeviceKit, as used in Fedora 11 and 12 and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain privileges via .. (dot dot) sequences in the label for a pluggable storage device.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0746?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0746?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0746 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2010-0746 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0746 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-x3m2-j237-rq6j.

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