Vulnerability in GNU Gnash
CVE-2010-4337
The configure script in gnash 0.8.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/gnash-configure-errors.$$, (2) /tmp/gnash-configure-warnings.$$, or (3) /tmp/gnash-configure-recommended.$$ files.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Gnash — versions 0.8.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45102 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/42416 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2435 (vendor-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/69533 (vdb-entry)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/48466 (third-party-advisory)