CVE-2011-0543 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in fusermount within fuse versions 2.8.5 and earlier, specifically when util-linux lacks the --no-canonicalize option. An attacker can exploit this flaw via a symlink attack to unmount arbitrary directories, bypassing intended access restrictions. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.3 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P), indicating local access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial integrity and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.0:pre0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fuse:fuse:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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