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CVE-2010-3879

MEDIUMEPSS 95th pctl
5.8
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

FUSE, possibly 2.8.5 and earlier, allows local users to create mtab entries with arbitrary pathnames, and consequently unmount any filesystem, via a symlink attack on the parent directory of the mountpoint of a FUSE filesystem, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0789.

How to fix

Remediation Available
fuseDebian
Fixed in:2.8.5-1CVE-2010-3879
Fixed in:2.8.5-1CVE-2010-3879
Fixed in:2.8.5-1CVE-2010-3879
Fixed in:2.8.5-1CVE-2010-3879

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

9.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days
95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

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