CVE-2010-2961 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting a race condition in mountall due to insecure file permissions on root.rules.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-2961?
CVE-2010-2961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Scott James Remnant Mountall.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-2961 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-2961 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8693-g75h-9wvm.