CVE-2010-4000

gnome-shell in GNOME Shell 2.31.5 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.

Published: 2010-11-06 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-4000 is rated Low Risk (28.7/100): 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-2010-4000

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 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
2 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4000

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-2010-4000

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-4000

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-4000 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gnome-shell), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4000
suse medium CVE-2010-4000 severity moderate: SUSE including 53 source package names (gnome-extensions-48.3-160000.2.2, gnome-shell-3.10.4-22.13, …), 79 product×package rows across 33 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (33 product lines)): Fixed 79. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4000/
ubuntu low CVE-2010-4000 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gnome-shell), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 5, DNE 3, ignored 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4000

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4000

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gnome-shell 2.31.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:2.31.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4000

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