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CVE-2010-3369

The (1) mdb and (2) mdb-symbolreader scripts in mono-debugger 2.4.3, and other versions before 2.8.1, 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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-3369 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from debian organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-10-20T18:00:04.253

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	debian	mono-debugger	2.4.3	Yes
Application	debian	mono-debugger	2.6	Yes
Application	debian	mono-debugger	2.6.1	Yes
Application	debian	mono-debugger	2.6.3	Yes
Application	debian	mono-debugger	2.6.4	Yes
Application	debian	mono-debugger	2.6.7	Yes
Application	debian	mono-debugger	2.8	Yes

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=598299 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42348 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#mono-debugger_Insecure_Use_of_LD_LIBRARY_PATH ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=647353 ([email protected])
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=598299 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42348 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#mono-debugger_Insecure_Use_of_LD_LIBRARY_PATH (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=647353 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For debian's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.