CVE-2010-3999

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-3999
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-05 17:00:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptiongnc-test-env in GnuCash 2.3.15 and earlier 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnucash Gnucash 1.8.3 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 1.8.4 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 1.8.5 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.0.0 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.0.1 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.2.0 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.2.1 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.2.2 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.2.3 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.2.4 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.2.5 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.2.6 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.2.7 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.2.8 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.2.9 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.0 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.1 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.10 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.11 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.12 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.13 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.14 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.2 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.3 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.4 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.5 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.6 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.7 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.8 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash 2.3.9 All All All
Application Gnucash Gnucash All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 644933 – CVE-2010-3999 gnucash: insecure library loading vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
GnuCash LD_LIBRARY_PATH Security Issue - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: gnucash-2.3.15-2.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:241 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: gnucash-2.2.9-5.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
GNUCash 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Fedora update for gnucash - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: gnucash-2.3.15-2.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
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