The configure script in gnash 0.8.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a…
Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The configure script in gnash 0.8.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/gnash-configure-errors.$$, (2) /tmp/gnash-configure-warnings.$$, or (3) /tmp/gnash-configure-recommended.$$ files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00339 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4337
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh37-hpvh-9h6c
References
Advisory 1
More GNU Gnash vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01081 Integer overflow in the GnashImage::size method in libbase/GnashImage.h in GNU Gnash… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2011-03794 plugin/npapi/plugin.cpp in Gnash before 0.8.10 uses weak permissions (world readable) for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2010-4337 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-4337 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fh37-hpvh-9h6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-4337 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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