6.9

CVE-2010-4000: gnome gnome-shell

CVSS: 6.9v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4000openSUSE-SU-2024:10366-1
Published 05-11-2010Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-4000 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in gnome gnome-shell. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.31%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-11-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

22%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.31% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • gnome-shell< 2.91.3-1
Gnome1 product
Opensuse1 product
  • gnome-shell&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 3.22.2-1.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links