Vulnerability in Fuse
CVE-2011-0541
fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fuse — versions 1.9, 2.0, 2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- fuse.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/02/2 (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/5 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/08/4 (mailing-list, Patch)