CVE-2010-3382 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious shared library in the current working directory due to unsafe LD_LIBRARY_PATH configuration in TAU.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-3382?
CVE-2010-3382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Oct 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
tauex in Tuning and Analysis Utilities (TAU) 2.16.4 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3382?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uoregon Tau.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3382?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3382 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-3382 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3382 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93g8-2xcc-2qj2.