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Thu, 11 Mar 10
ncpfs
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-0791
The (1) ncpmount, (2) ncpumount, and (3) ncplogin programs in ncpfs 2.2.6 do not properly create lock files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (application failure) via unspecified vectors that trigger the creation of a /etc/mtab~ file that persists after the program exits.