CVE-2010-3999 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious shared library in the current working directory due to an empty LD_LIBRARY_PATH entry.
- 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-2010-3999?
CVE-2010-3999 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
gnc-test-env in GnuCash 2.3.15 and earlier 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-2010-3999?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnucash Gnucash.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3999?
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-2010-3999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3999, GHSA-h7jh-3h8w-h94f.