Privilege Escalation via LD_LIBRARY_PATH Vulnerability in GNOME Shell 2.31.5

CVE-2010-4000 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

gnome-shell in GNOME Shell 2.31.5 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.

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