CVE-2010-2064

Publication date 29 October 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.1 · High

Score breakdown

Description

rpcbind 0.2.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/portmap.xdr and (2) /tmp/rpcbind.xdr.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
rpcbind 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
13.10 saucy Ignored end of life
13.04 raring Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

sbeattie

init script converted to upstart job in oneiric, use of statedir may not have been translated over; likely mitigated by YAMA

mdeslaur

upstart job in precise+ looks ok

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.1 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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