CVE-2010-4173
The default configuration of libsdp.conf in libsdp 1.1.104 and earlier creates log files in /tmp,...
The default configuration of libsdp.conf in libsdp 1.1.104 and earlier creates log files in /tmp, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on the libsdp.log.##### temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The default configuration of libsdp.conf in libsdp 1.1.104 and earlier creates log files in /tmp, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on the libsdp.log.##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2010-4173- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The default configuration of libsdp.conf in libsdp 1.1.104 and earlier creates log files in /tmp, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on the libsdp.log.##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2010-4173- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4148 No score
The default configuration of libsdp.conf in libsdp 1.1.104 and earlier creates log files in /tmp, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on the libsdp.log.##### temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2010-4148- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjwg-g73c-x345 No score
The default configuration of libsdp.conf in libsdp 1.1.104 and earlier creates log files in /tmp,...
The default configuration of libsdp.conf in libsdp 1.1.104 and earlier creates log files in /tmp, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on the libsdp.log.##### temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-mjwg-g73c-x345- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2010-4173 No score
The default configuration of libsdp.conf in libsdp 1.1.104 and earlier creates log files in /tmp, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on the libsdp.log.##### temporary file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2010-4173- 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-2010-4173 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Openfabrics Libsdp, published November 22, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/16/7
openfabrics.org/downloads/libsdp/libsdp-1.1.105-0.4.g1b9b996.tar.gz
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=647941
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4173
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mjwg-g73c-x345
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4173
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4173