CVE-2010-0296

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    CVE-2010-0296

    Published: 1 Jun 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The encode_name macro in misc/mntent_r.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.11.1 and earlier, as used by ncpmount and mount.cifs, does not properly handle newline characters in mountpoint names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mtab corruption), or possibly modify mount options and gain privileges, via a crafted mount request.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/39900, http://secunia.com/advisories/43830, http://secunia.com/advisories/46397, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2058, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-944-1, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1246, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559579, http://frugalware.org/security/662, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18, http://securitytracker.com/id?1024043, http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ab00f4eac8f4932211259ff87be83144f5211540, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59240, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html, https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High