CVE-2010-4000

Published: Nov 6, 2010Modified: 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

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnome: Gnome Shell

Gnome

1 product

Gnome Shell

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnome Gnome Shell	Version 2.31.5

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (2)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644561

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644561

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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