CVE-2005-3531

N/A Unknown
Published: November 23, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17691
Source: security@debian.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17695
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-17.xml
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:216
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15529
Source: security@debian.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2529
Source: security@debian.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17695
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-17.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15529
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2529
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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