What is CVE-2011-3353?

CVE-2011-3353 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2012-05-24.

How severe is CVE-2011-3353?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-3353

Buffer overflow in the fuse_notify_inval_entry function in fs/fuse/dev.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) by leveraging the ability to mount a FUSE filesystem.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (31.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3353?: CVE-2011-3353 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2012-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2011-3353?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.