CVE-2010-2961 (GCVE-0-2010-2961)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-09-14 18:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:25
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2342 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.osvdb.org/67914 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mountal… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-985-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://secunia.com/advisories/41351 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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