CVE-2010-0746 Path traversal in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3m2-j237-rq6j.