CVE-2010-1039

Exp

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.

Published: 2010-05-20 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2010-1039 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 22.31%, 96th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-1039

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
14407 exploit_db edb 2010-07-18 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1039

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-04 24.36% 22.31% -2.05%
2 2025-08-13 26.55% 24.36% -2.19%
3 2025-03-30 — 26.55% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1039

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1039

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1039

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp nfs\/oncplus <= b.11.31_09 cpe:2.3:a:hp:nfs\/oncplus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix <= 5.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 1.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.2.1.12 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 5.1.0.10 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 5.1l cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 5.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 5.2.0.50 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 5.2.0.54 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 5.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 5.2_l cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm aix 430 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:430:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm vios <= 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm vios 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm vios 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1039

URL Tags
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
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