LOW
pmount: symlink attacks via lockfile files
Published Jun 18, 2010
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.28%
Description
The make_lockdir_name function in policy.c in pmount 0.9.18 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/lock/.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.9.18
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.
1.9 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.28% 0.00280
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00280
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 18.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 19.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00033) | 6.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pmount/pmount_0.9.18-2+lenny1.diff.gz x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2063 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40939 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1520 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2192 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605789 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2192
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2192
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pmount/pmount_0.9.18-2+lenny1.diff.gz | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2063 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40939 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1520 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2192 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605789 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2192 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2192 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 18, 2010
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 2010
Link CVE-2010-2192
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a