CVE-2010-1693

openibd in OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) 1.5.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/ib_set_node_desc.sh temporary file.

Published: 2010-10-26 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88 Source: bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-1693 is rated Low Risk (26.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1693

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.04% -0.99%
2 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1693

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 9.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1693

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1693

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu high CVE-2010-1693 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ofa-kernel), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): DNE 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1693

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1693

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openfabrics enterprise_distribution 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:openfabrics:enterprise_distribution:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1693

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