CVE-2010-3879 EXPLOIT
5.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
FUSE, possibly 2.8.5 and earlier, allows local users to create mtab entries with arbitrary pathnames, and consequently unmount any filesystem, via a symlink attack on the parent directory of the mountpoint of a FUSE filesystem, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0789.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 9.85% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-59 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-01-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| libfuse project | libfuse |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FUSE fusermount Tool - Race Condition | 2010-11-02 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=602333
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053792.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-November/077247.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/8
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/2
- http://osvdb.org/70520
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42961
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42965
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/FuseTimerace/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:155
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44623
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1045-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1045-2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0181
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0302
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/670622
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651598
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651183
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62986
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