CVE-2010-4005

Description

The (1) tomboy and (2) tomboy-panel scripts in GNOME Tomboy 1.5.2 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: vector 1 exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2005-4790.2.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:035 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644606
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0457 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4005?
CVE-2010-4005 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4005?
To fix CVE-2010-4005, 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-2010-4005 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-4005 is being actively exploited. 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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