MEDIUM
Untrusted search path vulnerability in gdk/win32/gdkinput-win32.c in GTK+ before 2.21.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Wintab32.dll file in the current working directory
Published Sep 6, 2011
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in gdk/win32/gdkinput-win32.c in GTK+ before 2.21.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Wintab32.dll file in the current working directory.
Affected products
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.
0.39% 0.00390
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00390
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00151) | 33.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gtk+/2.21/gtk+-2.21.8.changes x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/gdk/win32/gdkinput-win32.c?h=gtk-2-24&id=88f54ea47d4a55bbbf9e34a7a0502f365eb69ae5&ss=1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN58019849/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2011-000072 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45815 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49449 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gtk+/2.21/gtk+-2.21.8.changes | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/gdk/win32/gdkinput-win32.c?h=gtk-2-24&id=88f54ea47d4a55bbbf9e34a7a0502f365eb69ae5&ss=1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN58019849/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2011-000072 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45815 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49449 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner jpcert
Published Sep 6, 2011
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Sep 1, 2011
Link CVE-2010-4831
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a