CVE-2010-4000 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious shared library in the current working directory due to an insecure LD_LIBRARY_PATH setting.
- 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-2010-4000?
CVE-2010-4000 is a medium-severity 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
gnome-shell in GNOME Shell 2.31.5 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4000?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
gnome-shell openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 3.22.2-1.1 |
Products include Gnome Gnome-Shell.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4000?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2010-4000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4000, GHSA-gm3m-g83g-8676, openSUSE-SU-2024:10366-1.