CVE-2010-4337 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2011-01-14

Score: 3.3 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnash:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2435-1	gnash security update
EUVD	EUVD-2010-4308	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0003.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605419
http://secunia.com/advisories/42416
http://secunia.com/advisories/48466
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2435
http://www.osvdb.org/69533
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45102

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Gnash

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-01-14T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:43:14.553Z

Reserved: 2010-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4337

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-14T23:00:47.020

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-4337

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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