National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-2945
Original release date:08/30/2010
Last revised:08/31/2010
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The default configuration of SLiM before 1.3.2 places ./ (dot slash) at the beginning of the default_path option, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the current working directory, related to slim.conf and cfg.cpp.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20100820 Re: CVE Request: SLiM insecure PATH assignment
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20100819 CVE Request: SLiM insecure PATH assignment
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.berlios.de/viewvc/slim?view=revision&revision=171
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 41005
Type: Advisory
