CVE-2010-3385 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious shared library in the current working directory due to insecure LD_LIBRARY_PATH configuration.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-3385?

CVE-2010-3385 is a medium-severity path traversal 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

TuxGuitar 1.2 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-2010-3385?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Herac Tuxguitar.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3385?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2010-3385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3385, GHSA-6hfh-2287-458c.

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