CVE-2010-3998
The (1) banshee-1 and (2) muinshee scripts in Banshee 1.8.0 and earlier place a zero-length...
The (1) banshee-1 and (2) muinshee scripts in Banshee 1.8.0 and earlier 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. NOTE: Banshee might also be affected using GST_PLUGIN_PATH.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The (1) banshee-1 and (2) muinshee scripts in Banshee 1.8.0 and earlier 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. NOTE: Banshee might also be affected using GST_PLUGIN_PATH.
- Record
CVE-2010-3998- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The (1) banshee-1 and (2) muinshee scripts in Banshee 1.8.0 and earlier 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. NOTE: Banshee might also be affected using GST_PLUGIN_PATH.
- Record
CVE-2010-3998- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3974 No score
The (1) banshee-1 and (2) muinshee scripts in Banshee 1.8.0 and earlier 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. NOTE: Banshee might also be affected using GST_PLUGIN_PATH.
- Record
EUVD-2010-3974- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6fr-m835-g4g9 No score
The (1) banshee-1 and (2) muinshee scripts in Banshee 1.8.0 and earlier place a zero-length...
The (1) banshee-1 and (2) muinshee scripts in Banshee 1.8.0 and earlier 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. NOTE: Banshee might also be affected using GST_PLUGIN_PATH.
- Record
GHSA-r6fr-m835-g4g9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-3998 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Banshee-project Banshee, published November 5, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050747.html
securityfocus.com/bid/44752
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644554
secunia.com/advisories/42237
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download.banshee.fm/banshee/unstable/1.9.0/banshee-1-1.9.0.news
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2964
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:034
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3998
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r6fr-m835-g4g9