CVE-2011-1831
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 15 Feb 2014, 11:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 22:37
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100 CVSS Score
4.6 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
15 Feb 2014, 11:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 22:37
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to effectively replace any directory with a new filesystem, and consequently gain privileges, via a mount system call.
CVSS Metrics
- v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 13%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-264•Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
Affected Systems
- ecryptfs•ecryptfs_utils
58 | 59 | 60 | 61
- ecryptfs•ecryptfs-utils
≤ 89 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87