Vulnerability in Systemtap
CVE-2010-4170
The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.053 (92.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.053 · newest: 0.053 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Systemtap — versions 1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63344 (vdb-entry)
- sources.redhat.com/ml/systemtap/2010-q4/msg00230.html (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051127.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15620 (Exploit, exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/42263 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.html (vendor-advisory)
- sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0894.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0895.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42306 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4170?
- CVE-2010-4170 is a vulnerability in Systemtap, classified under CWE-264. Published 2010-12-07.
- Is CVE-2010-4170 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.