DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4000

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4000
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4000.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4000
Upstream
Published
2010-11-06T00:00:02.627Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:03:12.538395Z
Summary
[none]
Details

gnome-shell in GNOME Shell 2.31.5 places a zero-length directory name in the LDLIBRARYPATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / gnome-shell

Package

Name
gnome-shell
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnome-shell?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.91.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4000.json"

Debian:12 / gnome-shell

Package

Name
gnome-shell
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnome-shell?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.91.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4000.json"

Debian:13 / gnome-shell

Package

Name
gnome-shell
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnome-shell?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.91.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4000.json"

Debian:14 / gnome-shell

Package

Name
gnome-shell
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnome-shell?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.91.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4000.json"