# CVE-2010-2792: Race condition in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit a race condition in the SPICE Firefox plugin to access sensitive data and perform man-in-the-middle attacks via UNIX sockets.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Aug 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jj4v-3jp4-pvcr, RHSA-2010:0632

## What is CVE-2010-2792?

CVE-2010-2792 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Aug 2010. 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

Race condition in the SPICE (aka spice-xpi) plug-in 2.2 for Firefox allows local users to obtain sensitive information, and conduct man-in-the-middle attacks, by providing a UNIX socket for communication between this plug-in and the client (aka qspice-client) in qspice 0.3.0, and then accessing this socket.

Weakness: CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2792?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `qspice-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:0.3.0-4.el5_5 |
| `qspice-client-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:0.3.0-4.el5_5 |
| `qspice-client` | Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5 | All versions | 0:0.3.0-4.el5_5 |
| `qspice-client-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5 | All versions | 0:0.3.0-4.el5_5 |

Products: Redhat Spice-Xpi.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-2792?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2010-2792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2011-1179](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1179/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2011-0012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0012/): Path traversal in n/a (low 3.3)
- [CVE-2010-2794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2794/): Path traversal in n/a (low 3.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2792 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-2792 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Aug 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2792/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2792/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2792
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2792
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2792

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2792/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.