CVE-2010-4337
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
3.3
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | gnash | 0.8.8 | |
References
- 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
- 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
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.