Vulnerability in Mono
CVE-2010-4159
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.
EPSS: 0.004 (27.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mono — versions 1.1.12, 1.0.2, 1.2.5
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4159?
- CVE-2010-4159 is a vulnerability in Mono. Published 2010-11-17.
- Is CVE-2010-4159 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.