CVE-2010-4833 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious uxtheme.dll in the current working directory, exploiting an untrusted search path in GTK+.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-4833?
CVE-2010-4833 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Sep 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in modules/engines/ms-windows/xp_theme.c in GTK+ before 2.24.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse uxtheme.dll file in the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4831.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4833?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Gtk.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4833?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4833 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-2010-4833 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4833 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8j5-mmxc-rxw9.