CVE-2011-1831 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in ecryptfs-utils, specifically affecting versions before 90. An attacker could exploit a flaw in mountpoint permission checks within utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c to replace any directory with a new filesystem, thereby gaining elevated privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 89CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
62CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
63CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
64CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
65CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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