CVE-2010-0791

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-03-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The (1) ncpmount, (2) ncpumount, and (3) ncplogin programs in ncpfs 2.2.6 do not properly create lock files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (application failure) via unspecified vectors that trigger the creation of a /etc/mtab~ file that persists after the program exits.

Affected products

Ncpfs: 2.2.6

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Mar/122
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509893/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509894/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38563
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Mar/122
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509893/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509894/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38563

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