UBUNTU-CVE-2010-3353

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3353

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2010/UBUNTU-CVE-2010-3353.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2010-3353

Upstream

CVE-2010-3353

Withdrawn

2025-07-18T16:42:40Z

Published

2010-10-20T18:00:00Z

Modified

2025-07-16T08:10:26Z

Severity

Ubuntu - low

Summary

[none]

Details

Cowbell 0.2.7.1 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / cowbell

Package

Name: cowbell
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/cowbell@0.2.7.1-7?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.2.7.1-7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cowbell",
            "binary_version": "0.2.7.1-7"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2010/UBUNTU-CVE-2010-3353.json"