CVE-2010-4159

Summary

CVECVE-2010-4159
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-17 16:00:00 UTC
Updated2010-12-09 08:36:00 UTC
DescriptionUntrusted search path vulnerability in metadata/loader.c in Mono 2.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mono Mono 1.0 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.0.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.0.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.0.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.0.5 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.0.6 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.10 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.10.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.11 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.12 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.12.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.5 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.6 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.7 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.8 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.8.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.14 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.15 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.16 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.16.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.17 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.17.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.17.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.18 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.5 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.6 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.7 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.8 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.8.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.8.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.9 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.9.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.9.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.2.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.3.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.5 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.5.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.5.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.6 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.9 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.9.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.0 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.0.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4.2.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4.2.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4.2.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.6 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.6.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.6.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.0 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.0.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.0.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.0.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.0.5 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.0.6 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.10 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.10.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.11 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.12 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.12.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.5 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.6 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.7 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.8 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.13.8.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.14 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.15 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.16 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.16.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.17 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.17.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.17.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.18 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.5 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.6 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.7 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.8 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.8.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.8.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.9 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.9.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.1.9.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.2.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.3.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.5 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.5.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.5.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.2.6 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.9 All All All
Application Mono Mono 1.9.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.0 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.0.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4.2.1 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4.2.2 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4.2.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.4.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.6 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.6.3 All All All
Application Mono Mono 2.6.4 All All All
Application Mono Mono All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Search for dllimported shared libs in the base directory, not cwd. · mono/mono@8e890a3 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch
Vulnerabilities - Mono CONFIRM www.mono-project.com
[mono-patches] 20101012 [mono/mono] d3985be4: Search for dllimported shared libs in the base directory, not cwd. MLIST lists.ximian.com Patch
Mono 'loader.c' Library Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
'[oss-security] CVE request: mono loading shared libs from cwd' - MARC MLIST marc.info
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:240 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
'Re: [oss-security] CVE request: mono loading shared libs from cwd' - MARC MLIST marc.info
Security Advisory SA42174 - Mono Unsafe Library Loading Vulnerability - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
'Re: [oss-security] CVE request: mono loading shared libs from cwd' - MARC MLIST marc.info
Bug 641915 – Security hole: Mono should not search current directory for DLLs CONFIRM bugzilla.novell.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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