{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2010-4173","details":"The default configuration of libsdp.conf in libsdp 1.1.104 and earlier creates log files in /tmp, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on the libsdp.log.##### temporary file.","modified":"2025-07-16T07:30:41.086495Z","published":"2010-11-22T20:00:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:42:40Z","upstream":["CVE-2010-4173"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4173"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4173"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libsdp","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsdp@1.1.99-2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.99-2.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.1.99-2.1","binary_name":"libsdp1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2010/UBUNTU-CVE-2010-4173.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}