CVE-2010-0789 Path traversal in n/a

Low 3.3 Published Updated

Local attackers can unmount arbitrary FUSE filesystems via symlink attacks, impacting system availability and data integrity.

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-2010-0789?

CVE-2010-0789 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Mar 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

fusermount in FUSE before 2.7.5, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2, allows local users to unmount an arbitrary FUSE filesystem share via a symlink attack on a mountpoint.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0789?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fuse Fuse.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0789?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2010-0789 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0789 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0789, DSA-1989-1, GHSA-fgrw-x4f3-89h8.

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