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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2010-3999

Published: Nov 05, 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-2010-3999
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

gnc-test-env in GnuCash 2.3.15 and earlier places 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
GnucashGnucash*2.3.15 (including)
GnucashGnucash1.8.3 (including)1.8.3 (including)
GnucashGnucash1.8.4 (including)1.8.4 (including)
GnucashGnucash1.8.5 (including)1.8.5 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.0.0 (including)2.0.0 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.0.1 (including)2.0.1 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.2.0 (including)2.2.0 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.2.1 (including)2.2.1 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.2.2 (including)2.2.2 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.2.3 (including)2.2.3 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.2.4 (including)2.2.4 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.2.5 (including)2.2.5 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.2.6 (including)2.2.6 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.2.7 (including)2.2.7 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.2.8 (including)2.2.8 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.2.9 (including)2.2.9 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.0 (including)2.3.0 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.1 (including)2.3.1 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.2 (including)2.3.2 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.3 (including)2.3.3 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.4 (including)2.3.4 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.5 (including)2.3.5 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.6 (including)2.3.6 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.7 (including)2.3.7 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.8 (including)2.3.8 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.9 (including)2.3.9 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.10 (including)2.3.10 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.11 (including)2.3.11 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.12 (including)2.3.12 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.13 (including)2.3.13 (including)
GnucashGnucash2.3.14 (including)2.3.14 (including)
GnucashUbuntudapper*
GnucashUbuntuhardy*
GnucashUbuntukarmic*
GnucashUbuntulucid*
GnucashUbuntumaverick*
GnucashUbuntunatty*
GnucashUbuntuoneiric*
GnucashUbunturaring*

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