CVE-2010-4005
GNOME Tomboy < 1.5.2 - Privilege Escalation via LD_LIBRARY_PATH Manipulation
Title source: llmDescription
The (1) tomboy and (2) tomboy-panel scripts in GNOME Tomboy 1.5.2 and earlier place 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. NOTE: vector 1 exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2005-4790.2.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:035
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644606
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0457
Scores
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
29.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (5)
gnome/tomboy
1.0.1
gnome/tomboy
1.2.2
gnome/tomboy
1.4.2
gnome/tomboy
1.5.1
gnome/tomboy
< 1.5.2
Published
Nov 06, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026