CVE-2005-3531

Published: 23 November 2005

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
fuse Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (2.4.2-0ubuntu3)
	edgy	Released (2.4.2-0ubuntu3)
	feisty	Released (2.4.2-0ubuntu3)
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3531
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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