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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mono — versions 1.1.12, 1.0.2, 1.2.5
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/mono/mono/commit/8e890a3bf80a4620e417814dc14886b1bbd17625 (Patch)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3059 (vdb-entry)
- lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-patches/2010-October/177900.html (mailing-list, Patch)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities
- secunia.com/advisories/42174 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44810 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
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.