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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-1039 · published 20 May 2010

CVE-2010-1039: Hp nfs\/oncplus vulnerability

Hp · Nfs\/Oncplus

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 20% · top 2.6% CWE-134 · CWE-134
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
52References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pcnfsd_advisory.asc
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127428077629933&w=2 Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/64729
http://secunia.com/advisories/39835 Vendor Advisory
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 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023994
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1199 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1211 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1212 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1213 Vendor Advisory
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
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pcnfsd_advisory.asc
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127428077629933&w=2 Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/64729
http://secunia.com/advisories/39835 Vendor Advisory
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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-1039), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.