CVE-2010-3351

Public Exploit

Description

startBristol in Bristol 0.60.5 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.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=598285	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/42272	third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050784.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050805.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050787.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2972	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44335	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3351?: CVE-2010-3351 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3351?: To fix CVE-2010-3351, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3351 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-3351 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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