CVE-2011-1831

high

Description

utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to effectively replace any directory with a new filesystem, and consequently gain privileges, via a mount system call.

References

https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-02-15

Updated: 2014-03-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High