CVE-2010-3689

Published: Jan 28, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.9

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

soffice in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 3.x before 3.3 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.

Affected (7)

Products: Apache: Openoffice · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Openoffice	From 3.0.0 to 3.3.0

Configuration B

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 10.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 8.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 9.10
Debian Debian Linux	Version 5.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 6.0

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 (38)

http://osvdb.org/70716

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/40775

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/42999

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/43065

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/43105

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/60799

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1056-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2151

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201408-19.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:027

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-3689.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0182.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46031

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025004

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0232

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0279

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641224

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/70716