CVE-2010-3382 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Tuning and Analysis Utilities (TAU) version 2.16.4. The 'tauex' component places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, enabling local users to gain elevated privileges through a malicious shared library in the current working directory. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has a local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.16.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uoregon:tau:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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