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CVE-2010-1039

Published: May 20, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-134
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
20.2%
Top 2.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-134

Affected Products

nfs\/oncplushp
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
aixibm
OS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
viosibm
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
irixsgi
OS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
n/an/a
hpcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka hewlett packard, hpe
ibmcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka international business machines
sgicommercialUSOperating Systemsaka sg i, s g i

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Execution
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References

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pcnfsd_advisory.asc
aix.software.ibm.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127428077629933&w=2
marc.info
http://osvdb.org/64729
osvdb.org
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Timeline

Published
May 20, 2010
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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