CVE-2010-3998

Public Exploit

Description

The (1) banshee-1 and (2) muinshee scripts in Banshee 1.8.0 and earlier place 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. NOTE: Banshee might also be affected using GST_PLUGIN_PATH.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050747.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050756.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44752	vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644554	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/42237	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42234	third party advisory
http://download.banshee.fm/banshee/unstable/1.9.0/banshee-1-1.9.0.news
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2964	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:034	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050744.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3998?: CVE-2010-3998 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3998?: To fix CVE-2010-3998, 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-2010-3998 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-3998 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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