CVE-2010-4005
The (1) tomboy and (2) tomboy-panel scripts in GNOME Tomboy 1.5.2 and earlier place a zero-length...
The (1) tomboy and (2) tomboy-panel scripts in GNOME Tomboy 1.5.2 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: vector 1 exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2005-4790.2.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The (1) tomboy and (2) tomboy-panel scripts in GNOME Tomboy 1.5.2 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: vector 1 exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2005-4790.2.
- Record
CVE-2010-4005- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The (1) tomboy and (2) tomboy-panel scripts in GNOME Tomboy 1.5.2 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: vector 1 exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2005-4790.2.
- Record
CVE-2010-4005- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3981 No score
The (1) tomboy and (2) tomboy-panel scripts in GNOME Tomboy 1.5.2 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: vector 1 exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2005-4790.2.
- Record
EUVD-2010-3981- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wqwx-hhf2-x4q9 No score
The (1) tomboy and (2) tomboy-panel scripts in GNOME Tomboy 1.5.2 and earlier place a zero-length...
The (1) tomboy and (2) tomboy-panel scripts in GNOME Tomboy 1.5.2 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: vector 1 exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2005-4790.2.
- Record
GHSA-wqwx-hhf2-x4q9- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10437-1 No score
tomboy-1.15.5-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the tomboy-1.15.5-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10437-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2010-4005 No score
The (1) tomboy and (2) tomboy-panel scripts in GNOME Tomboy 1.5.2 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: vector 1 exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2005-4790.2.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2010-4005- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-4005 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Gnome Tomboy, published November 5, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:035
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644606
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0457
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4005
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqwx-hhf2-x4q9
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4005
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4005
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4005