gnome-shell 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:44751

Info

gnome-shell 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 44751
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2010-4000
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 19 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 17 2010 04:16PM
Credit: Ludwig Nussel
Vulnerable: GNOME gnome-shell 2.31.5
+ RedHat vte 0.8.19
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

gnome-shell 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

gnome-shell 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.

gnome-shell 2.31.5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

gnome-shell 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker may exploit this issue using commonly available tools.

Solution / Fix

gnome-shell 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
A fix is available in the GIT repository. Contact the vendor for more information.

References

gnome-shell 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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