CVE-2010-3394 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious shared library in the current working directory due to insecure LD_LIBRARY_PATH settings in TeXmacs scripts.
- 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-2010-3394?
CVE-2010-3394 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
The (1) texmacs and (2) tm_mupad_help scripts in TeXmacs 1.0.7.4 place 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-2010-3394?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Texmacs Texmacs.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3394?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2010-3394 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3394 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3394, GHSA-2jcg-qqf4-66c8.