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CVE-2010-4254

42
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4254 describes a vulnerability in Mono and Moonlight (before versions 2.3.0.1 and 2.99.0.10, respectively) where improper validation of generic method arguments allows remote attackers to bypass generic constraints. This could lead to privilege escalation and potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) and an EPSS score indicating higher than 95% of all CVEs, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-15974) exists, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.99.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.99.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.99.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-15974 · Jan 11, 2011
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1365 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
bugzilla.novell.com / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.novell.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/42373
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42877
github.com / mono/mono/commit/4905ef1130feb26c3150b28b97e4a96752e0d399
Patch
github.com / mono/mono/commit/65292a69c837b8a5f7a392d34db63de592153358
Patch
github.com / mono/mono/commit/cf1ec146f7c6acdc6697032b3aaafc68ffacdcac
Patch
exploit-db.com / exploits/15974
mono-project.com / Vulnerabilities
securityfocus.com / bid/45051
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0076