PT-2011-1768 · Gtk+ Team · Gtk+

Published 2011-09-06 · Updated 2023-08-03 · CVE-2010-4833

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GTK+ versions prior to 2.24.0

Description The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability in the modules/engines/ms-windows/xp theme.c module. This allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse uxtheme.dll file in the current working directory.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.24.0, update to version 2.24.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vulnerable module to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the uxtheme.dll file in the current working directory until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-4833

Affected Products

Gtk+

References · 4

• http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/modules/engines/ms-windows/xp_theme.c?h=gtk-2-24&id=d6e11a97e318158f5d210a0476870dfe14ed95e6 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4833 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/49449 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/45815 · Note