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CVE-2008-3970

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3970 describes a vulnerability in pam_mount versions 0.10 through 0.45, where enabling luserconf allows local users to bypass access restrictions. This is due to the software failing to verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting user-defined volumes. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires local access and medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pam_mount:pam_mount:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pam_mount:pam_mount:0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pam_mount:pam_mount:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pam_mount:pam_mount:0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pam_mount:pam_mount:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
24.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 23rd percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-3970

pam_mount: missing luserconf security checks

References

dev.medozas.de / gitweb.cgi
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44960
sourceforge.net / mailarchive/forum.php
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/3
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/12
securityfocus.com / bid/31041