CVE-2016-1233 describes a vulnerability in the Debian fuse package, specifically an unspecified udev rule that sets world-writable permissions for the /dev/cuse character device. This flaw allows local users to gain privileges through a character device in /dev, impacting Debian Jessie, Stretch, and Sid versions of the fuse package. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9.3-14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:fuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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