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CVE-2010-3378 The (1) scilab, (2) scilab-cli, and (3) scilab-adv-cli scripts in Scilab 5.2.2 place a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse...

MediumCVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.38%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

The (1) scilab, (2) scilab-cli, and (3) scilab-adv-cli scripts in Scilab 5.2.2 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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
scilab = 5.2.2 No fix listed
debian/scilab(Debian:12) < 5.2.2-8 5.2.2-8
debian/scilab(Debian:13) < 5.2.2-8 5.2.2-8
debian/scilab(Debian:14) < 5.2.2-8 5.2.2-8

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