CVE-2010-4254 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Mono, when Moonlight before 2.3.0.1 or 2.99.x before 2.99.0.10 is used, does not properly validate arguments to generic methods, which allows remote attackers to bypass generic constraints, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted method call.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.65% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-12-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mono | mono |
| novell | moonlight |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mono/Moonlight Generic Type Argument - Privilege Escalation | 2011-01-11 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42373
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42877
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15974
- http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Moonlight_Generic_Constraints_Bypass_Vulnerability
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45051
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=654136
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=655847
- https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/4905ef1130feb26c3150b28b97e4a96752e0d399
- https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/65292a69c837b8a5f7a392d34db63de592153358
- https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/cf1ec146f7c6acdc6697032b3aaafc68ffacdcac
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42373
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42877
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15974
- http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Moonlight_Generic_Constraints_Bypass_Vulnerability
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45051
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