HIGH
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
Published May 20, 2010
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 20.17%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- ≤ 5.3
- 1.2.1
- 1.3
- 2.2.1
- 3.1
- 3.2
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 4
- 4.0
- 4.1
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.5
- 4.2
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.1.12
- 4.3
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.3
- 5.1
- 5.1.0.10
- 5.1l
- 5.2
- 5.2.0
- 5.2.0.50
- 5.2.0.54
- 5.2.2
- 5.2_l
- 6.1
- 430
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
20.17% 0.20173
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.20173
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 20.17% (0.20173) | 97.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.17% (0.20173) | 97.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 22.31% (0.22307) | 95.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 13, 2025 | 24.36% (0.24360) | 95.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 26.55% (0.26547) | 95.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 31.43% (0.31427) | 94.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 26.55% (0.26547) | 95.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 25.91% (0.25909) | 96.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 22.69% (0.22686) | 95.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 59.15% (0.59146) | 98.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 59.15% (0.59146) | 98.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (26)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pcnfsd_advisory.asc x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127428077629933&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/64729 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39835 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39911 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024016 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2010/cpai-13-May.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ73590 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ73599 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ73681 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ73757 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ73874 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ75369 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ75440 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ75465 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511405/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40248 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023994 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1199 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1211 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1213 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=5088 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58718 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11986 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12103 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner hp
Published May 20, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 19, 2010
Link CVE-2010-1039
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a