CVE-2010-2961 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2010-09-14

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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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Remediation

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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

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 0.00474.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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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Scott James Remnant Mountall

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2010-09-14T18:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2010-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2961

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:21:50.680

Link: CVE-2010-2961

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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