GNUCash 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:44563

Info

GNUCash 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 44563
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2010-3999
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 31 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:40PM
Credit: Ludwig Nussel
Vulnerable: Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0
GNU GNUCash 2.3.15
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GNUCash 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

GNUCash is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker could exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to run an application in a directory containing a malicious library file with a specific name. Exploiting this issue allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the affected application.

GNUCash 2.3.15 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

GNUCash 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker may exploit this issue using commonly available tools.

Solution / Fix

GNUCash 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0

References

GNUCash 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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