Buffer overflow in Hardlink

CVE-2011-3630

Hardlink before 0.1.2 suffer from multiple stack-based buffer overflow flaws because of the way directory trees with deeply nested directories are processed. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted directory tree, and trick the local user into consolidating it, leading to hardlink executable crash, or, potentially arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the hardlink executable.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.027 (84.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3630?
CVE-2011-3630 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hardlink, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2011-3630?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.