gnome-shell in GNOME Shell 2.31.5 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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2010-3976 | gnome-shell in GNOME Shell 2.31.5 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. |
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References
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644561 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T22:40:43.638Z
Reserved: 2010-10-19T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2010-4000
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2010-11-06T00:00:02.627
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-4000
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
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