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    CVE-2010-4159

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in metadata/loader.c in Mono 2.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

    Published:Nov 17, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 17, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.00053
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mono
    Product
    Mono

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-patches/2010-October/177900.html
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939873515821&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939912716499&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128941802415318&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42174
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:240
    http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Mono_Runtime_Insecure_Native_Library_Loading
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44810
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3059
    https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641915
    https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/8e890a3bf80a4620e417814dc14886b1bbd17625
    http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-patches/2010-October/177900.html
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939873515821&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939912716499&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128941802415318&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42174
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:240
    http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Mono_Runtime_Insecure_Native_Library_Loading
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44810
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3059
    https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641915
    https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/8e890a3bf80a4620e417814dc14886b1bbd17625

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High