CVE-2010-2192 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in pmount version 0.9.18, specifically within the make_lockdir_name function in policy.c. An attacker can exploit this by using a symlink attack on files in /var/lock/, leading to the overwrite of arbitrary files. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), indicating local access, medium attack complexity, and a potential impact of partial integrity loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vincent_fourmond:pmount:0.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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