{
    "id": "CVE-2010-4170",
    "published": "2010-12-07 22:00:02",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:24:16",
    "cvss_score": "7.2",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.05832",
    "epss_percentile": "0.92949",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:09",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "systemtap",
            "product": "systemtap"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "46730",
            "title": "SystemTap 1.3 - MODPROBE_OPTIONS Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2019-04-19",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46730"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "15620",
            "title": "SystemTap - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2010-11-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15620"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051122.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051127.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152569/SystemTap-1.3-MODPROBE_OPTIONS-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/42256",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/42263",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/42306",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/42318",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/46920",
        "http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7565b41228bea196cefa3a7d43ab67f8f9152e2",
        "http://sources.redhat.com/ml/systemtap/2010-q4/msg00230.html",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15620",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0894.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0895.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44914",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024754",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63344",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46730/",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051122.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051127.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152569/SystemTap-1.3-MODPROBE_OPTIONS-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/42256",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/42263"
    ]
}