CVE-2010-2961 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

mountall.c in mountall before 2.15.2 uses 0666 permissions for the root.rules file, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying this file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00073.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Scott James Remnant	Mountall

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:scott_james_remnant:mountall::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:scott_james_remnant:mountall:1.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-2965	mountall.c in mountall before 2.15.2 uses 0666 permissions for the root.rules file, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying this file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-985-1	mountall vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/41351
http://www.osvdb.org/67914
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-985-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2342
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mountall/+bug/591807

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2010-09-14T18:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:25:51.605Z

Reserved: 2010-08-04T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2010-2961

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-09-14T19:00:02.657

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-2961

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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