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CVE-2010-4170 EXPLOIT

7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.8% (pctl 93)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.

Scoring

CVSS7.2 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS5.83% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-264
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2010-12-07
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
systemtapsystemtap

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbSystemTap 1.3 - MODPROBE_OPTIONS Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)2019-04-19
exploit-dbSystemTap - Local Privilege Escalation2010-11-26

References

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