CVE-2010-0296

glibc < 2.11.1 - Denial of Service via Newline in Mountpoint Name

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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 (22)

Core 22
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://frugalware.org/security/662
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1246
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-944-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559579
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39900
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43830
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024043
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59240
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2058
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14

Scores

EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 29.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (39)
gnu/glibc 2.0
gnu/glibc 2.0.1
gnu/glibc 2.0.2
gnu/glibc 2.0.3
gnu/glibc 2.0.4
gnu/glibc 2.0.5
gnu/glibc 2.0.6
gnu/glibc 2.1
gnu/glibc 2.1.1
gnu/glibc 2.1.1.6
... and 29 more
Published Jun 01, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026