CVE-2010-0746

Published: Jan 13, 2014Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in DeviceKit-disks in DeviceKit, as used in Fedora 11 and 12 and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain privileges via .. (dot dot) sequences in the label for a pluggable storage device.

Affected (2)

Products: Fedoraproject: Fedora

Fedoraproject

1 product

Fedora

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 11
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 12

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (10)

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2010/q2/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://stealth.openwall.net/xSports/devshit.pl

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/cve-2010-0746-devicekit-local-privilege-escalation/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ExploitPatch

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23235

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523178

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2010/q2/5