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CVE-2010-3394

Published: Oct 20, 2010 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3394
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

The (1) texmacs and (2) tm_mupad_help scripts in TeXmacs 1.0.7.4 place a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
TexmacsTexmacs1.0.7.4 (including)1.0.7.4 (including)
TexmacsUbuntudapper*
TexmacsUbuntuhardy*
TexmacsUbuntujaunty*
TexmacsUbuntukarmic*
TexmacsUbuntulucid*
TexmacsUbuntumaverick*
TexmacsUbuntunatty*
TexmacsUbuntuoneiric*
TexmacsUbuntuprecise*
TexmacsUbuntuquantal*
TexmacsUbunturaring*
TexmacsUbuntusaucy*
TexmacsUbuntuupstream*
TexmacsUbuntuutopic*
TexmacsUbuntuvivid*

References

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