CVE-2011-3632

Publication date 26 November 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Score breakdown

Description

Hardlink before 0.1.2 operates on full file system objects path names which can allow a local attacker to use this flaw to conduct symlink attacks.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
hardlink	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release

Notes

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This is for the C version of hardlink

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.1 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.1 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3632

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