CVE-2012-3409 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in ecryptfs-utils, specifically affecting Debian Linux and ecryptfs-utils packages. The flaw allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions by mounting filesystems with nosuid and nodev options, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is relatively easy to exploit locally without user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 86, < 99CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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