# CVE-2010-3359: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious library in the current directory when LD_LIBRARY_PATH is undefined.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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 available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3359, GHSA-wfv9-547j-vw5h

## What is CVE-2010-3359?

CVE-2010-3359 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 12 Nov 2019. 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

If LD_LIBRARY_PATH is undefined in gargoyle-free before 2009-08-25, the variable will point to the current directory. This can allow a local user to trick another user into running gargoyle in a directory with a cracked libgarglk.so and gain access to the user's account.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3359?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Gargoyle Project Gargoyle.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3359?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-3359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3359 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3359 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 12 Nov 2019. 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-2010-3359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2010-3359/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3359/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3359
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3359
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3359

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3359/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.