CVE-2010-1039
HIGHEPSS 97th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pcnfsd_advisory.asc
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127428077629933&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/64729
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39835
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39911
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024016
- http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2010/cpai-13-May.html
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ73590
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ73599
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ73681
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ73757
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ73874
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ75369
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ75440
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ75465
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511405/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40248
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023994
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1199
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1211
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1212
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1213
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=5088
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58718
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11986
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12103
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.