CVE-2010-4170
Published Dec 7, 2010
Last updated 2 years ago
Overview
- Description
- The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.2
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-264
Configurations
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{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "3D031679-0C77-4645-B488-DA29BB81FA39"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]