MEDIUM
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
Published Sep 14, 2010
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.14
- 1.0
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.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
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.
0.47% 0.00474
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00474
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 38.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 37.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 48.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 16.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41351 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/67914 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-985-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2342 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mountall/+bug/591807 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/41351 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/67914 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-985-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2342 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mountall/+bug/591807 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner canonical
Published Sep 14, 2010
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Aug 4, 2010
Link CVE-2010-2961
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a