Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-4254
CVE-2010-4254
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.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.3.0
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:moonlight:2.99.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- github.com/mono/mono/commit/4905ef1130feb26c3150b28b97e4a96752e0d399nvdPatch
- github.com/mono/mono/commit/65292a69c837b8a5f7a392d34db63de592153358nvdPatch
- github.com/mono/mono/commit/cf1ec146f7c6acdc6697032b3aaafc68ffacdcacnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/42373nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00006.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/42877nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15974nvd
- www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilitiesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45051nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076nvd
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cginvd
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cginvd
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