CVE-2010-3998 Path traversal 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.
- 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-2010-3998?
CVE-2010-3998 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The (1) banshee-1 and (2) muinshee scripts in Banshee 1.8.0 and earlier 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. NOTE: Banshee might also be affected using GST_PLUGIN_PATH.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3998?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Banshee-Project Banshee.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2010-3998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r6fr-m835-g4g9.