CVE-2005-3531
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.
Published:Nov 23, 2005
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Nov 23, 2005
EPSS Score:0.00078
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Miklos Szeredi
Product
Fuse
Miklos Szeredi
Fuse
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Changed
Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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High
