MEDIUM
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
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.6.7
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.8.1
- 1.1.8.3
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.9.1
- 1.1.9.2
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.10.1
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
- 1.1.12.1
- 1.1.13
- 1.1.13.2
- 1.1.13.4
- 1.1.13.5
- 1.1.13.6
- 1.1.13.7
- 1.1.13.8
- 1.1.13.8.1
- 1.1.14
- 1.1.15
- 1.1.16
- 1.1.16.1
- 1.1.17
- 1.1.17.1
- 1.1.17.2
- 1.1.18
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.2.1
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.3.1
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5.1
- 1.2.5.2
- 1.2.6
- 1.9
- 1.9.1
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.2
- 2.4
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.2.1
- 2.4.2.2
- 2.4.2.3
- 2.4.3
- 2.6
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.35% 0.00353
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00353
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 13.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-patches/2010-October/177900.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939873515821&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939912716499&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128941802415318&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42174 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:240 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Mono_Runtime_Insecure_Native_Library_Loading x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44810 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3059 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641915 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/8e890a3bf80a4620e417814dc14886b1bbd17625 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-patches/2010-October/177900.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939873515821&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939912716499&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128941802415318&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42174 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:240 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Mono_Runtime_Insecure_Native_Library_Loading | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44810 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3059 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641915 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/8e890a3bf80a4620e417814dc14886b1bbd17625 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 17, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 4, 2010
Link CVE-2010-4159
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a