CVE-2010-3361

Exp

The (1) iked, (2) ikea, and (3) ikec scripts in Shrew Soft IKE 2.1.5 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.

Published: 2010-10-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3361 is rated Exploit Available (53.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-3361

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3361

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 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.38% +0.34%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3361

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-3361

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-3361

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2010-3361 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ike), 13 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): ignored 5, DNE 4, not-affected 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3361

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3361

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
shrew vpn_client 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:shrew:vpn_client:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3361

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