CVE-2010-3373
paxtest handles temporary files insecurely
5.5 MediumFix available
paxtest handles temporary files insecurely
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
0.40%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
paxtest handles temporary files insecurely
- Record
CVE-2010-3373- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
paxtest handles temporary files insecurely
- Record
CVE-2010-3373- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3371 No score
paxtest handles temporary files insecurely
- Record
EUVD-2010-3371- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xxcx-x7hr-wg4h
paxtest handles temporary files insecurely
paxtest handles temporary files insecurely
- Record
GHSA-xxcx-x7hr-wg4h- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
paxtest handles temporary files insecurely
- Record
CVE-2010-3373- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-3373
paxtest handles temporary files insecurely
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3373- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2010-3373 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Grsecurity Paxtest, published October 29, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in paxtest 1:0.9.9-1.