Format string vulnerability in the _msgout function in rpc.pcnfsd in IBM AIX 6.1, 5.3, and earlier; IBM VIOS 2.1, 1.5, and earlier;…

Description

Format string vulnerability in the _msgout function in rpc.pcnfsd in IBM AIX 6.1, 5.3, and earlier; IBM VIOS 2.1, 1.5, and earlier; NFS/ONCplus B.11.31_09 and earlier on HP HP-UX B.11.11, B.11.23, and B.11.31; and SGI IRIX 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RPC request containing format string specifiers in an invalid directory name.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

18.8% · top 2.7% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-134 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-134 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (26)

• 64729 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• IZ75440 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• 39911 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=5088 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11986 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 40248 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1023994 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• IZ75369 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• ADV-2010-1213 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• IZ73757 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• IZ73599 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2010/cpai-13-May.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20100520 HP-UX, IBM AIX, SGI IRIX Remote Vulnerability - CVE-2010-1039 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• HPSBUX02523 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12103 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• IZ75465 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• IZ73874 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• ADV-2010-1199 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 39835 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• hpux-nfsoncplus-privilege-escalation(58718) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 1024016 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• ADV-2010-1212 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2010-1211 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pcnfsd_advisory.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• IZ73590 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• IZ73681 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2010-1039](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2010-1039.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2010-1039)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 01:06 UTC.