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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-4159 · published 17 November 2010

CVE-2010-4159: Mono vulnerability

Mono · Mono

Untrusted search path vulnerability in metadata/loader.c in Mono 2.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

6.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.35% · top 73.6%
6.9CVSS 2.0 base score
0.35%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in metadata/loader.c in Mono 2.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-patches/2010-October/177900.html Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939873515821&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939912716499&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128941802415318&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/42174 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:240
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Mono_Runtime_Insecure_Native_Library_Loading
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44810
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3059
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641915
https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/8e890a3bf80a4620e417814dc14886b1bbd17625 Patch
http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-patches/2010-October/177900.html Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939873515821&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128939912716499&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128941802415318&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/42174 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:240
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Mono_Runtime_Insecure_Native_Library_Loading
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44810
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3059
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641915
https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/8e890a3bf80a4620e417814dc14886b1bbd17625 Patch

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