CVE-2010-2020 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2010-2020

sys/nfsclient/nfs_vfsops.c in the NFS client in the kernel in FreeBSD...

Vulnerability Description

sys/nfsclient/nfs_vfsops.c in the NFS client in the kernel in FreeBSD 7.2 through 8.1-PRERELEASE, when vfs.usermount is enabled, does not validate the length of a certain fhsize parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted mount request.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

freebsd
Vulnerable Versions:
7.2, 8.0, 8.1-prerelease

Timeline

Official Publish: May 28th, 2010
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.