Description
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.
Published: 2010-11-05
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:40:43.638Z

Reserved: 2010-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4000

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-11-06T00:00:02.627

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-4000

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