{"cve":"CVE-2010-4170","nvd":{"published":"2010-12-07T22:00:02.437","modified":"2026-06-16T23:24:16.500","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["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"],"products":["systemtap:systemtap"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:57:56.749847046+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-4170","score":0.05832,"percentile":0.93163,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}