Is CVE-2010-4176 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4176 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4176?

CVE-2010-4176 has a CVSS score of 4 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2010-4176?

Patch guidance is available from dracut project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2010-4176.

CVE-2010-4176 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2010-4176?

2 products: dracut project dracut, udev project udev.

Description

plymouth-pretrigger.sh in dracut and udev, when running on Fedora 13 and 14, sets weak permissions for the /dev/systty device file, which allows remote authenticated users to read terminal data from tty0 for local users.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: single
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-276 · Incorrect Default Permissions

Metadata

Primary Vendor: DRACUT_PROJECT
Published: 12/7/2010
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

dracut_project : dracutudev_project : udev

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2010-4176. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2010-4176

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2010-4176 vulnerability