fuse up to 2.4.0 fusermount etc/mtab

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in fuse 2.2/2.2.1/2.3 Rc1/2.3.0/2.4.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file etc/mtab of the component fusermount. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3531. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in fuse 2.2/2.2.1/2.3 Rc1/2.3.0/2.4.0. This affects an unknown code of the file etc/mtab of the component fusermount. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/22/2005. The weakness was published 11/22/2005 with Gentoo (Website). The advisory is shared at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3531 since 11/16/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20448 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : fuse (MDKSA-2005:216)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (20448), SecurityFocus (BID 15529†), OSVDB (21038†), Secunia (SA17691†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9945†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20448
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : fuse (MDKSA-2005:216)
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OpenVAS ID: 55904
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200511-17 (FUSE)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3531 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3531
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27045
SecurityFocus: 15529 - FUSE Mount Options Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 17691 - FUSE "fusermount" Mountpoint Handling Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 21038 - FUSE - Mount Options Corruption Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9945 - FUSE Fusermount Local Privilege Escalation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2529

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/12/2019 14:54
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (75), 06/12/2019 14:54 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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