CVE-2005-3531 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can escalate privileges or modify mount options by exploiting special characters in directory names when fusermount is setuid root.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-3531?
CVE-2005-3531 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain special characters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3531?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Miklos Szeredi Fuse.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3531?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2005-3531 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3531 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3531, DTSA-27-1, GHSA-w8gf-vcmf-6ww6.