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CVE-2010-2961
mountall.c in mountall before 2.15.2 uses 0666 permissions for the root.rules file, which allows local users to gain privileges by…
Medium6.9EPSS 0.47%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 59% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- ADV-2010-2342 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 67914 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mountall/+bug/591807 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-985-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 41351 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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