6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-4159
"Mono Untrusted Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description

Untrusted 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 17, 2010, 4 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2010-4159 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-4159 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mono mono
1 Mono-project mono
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-4159.

URL Resource
http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-patches/2010-October/177900.html Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939873515821&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939912716499&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128941802415318&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/42174 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:240
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Mono_Runtime_Insecure_Native_Library_Loading
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44810
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3059
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641915
https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/8e890a3bf80a4620e417814dc14886b1bbd17625 Patch
http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-patches/2010-October/177900.html Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939873515821&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939912716499&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128941802415318&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/42174 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:240
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Mono_Runtime_Insecure_Native_Library_Loading
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44810
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3059
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641915
https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/8e890a3bf80a4620e417814dc14886b1bbd17625 Patch

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None

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-4159 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-4159 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-patches/2010-October/177900.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939873515821&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939912716499&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128941802415318&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/42174
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:240
    Added Reference http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Mono_Runtime_Insecure_Native_Library_Loading
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44810
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3059
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641915
    Added Reference https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/8e890a3bf80a4620e417814dc14886b1bbd17625
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-4159 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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