CVE-2010-4450 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit an untrusted search path in the Java Launcher to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-4450?
CVE-2010-4450 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 17 Feb 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 23 and earlier for Solaris and Linux; 5.0 Update 27 and earlier for Solaris and Linux; and 1.4.2_29 and earlier for Solaris and Linux allows local standalone applications to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Launcher. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the February 2011 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a downstream vendor that this issue is an untrusted search path vulnerability involving an empty LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4450?
It affects 3 products.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4450?
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-2010-4450 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4450 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Jdk
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2rr-vj8j-6grg.