CVE-2011-3632: Hardlink before 0.1.2 operates on full file system objects path names which can allow a local attacker to use this flaw to conduct symlink attacks

High severity · published Nov 26, 2019

CVE-2011-3632

Hardlink before 0.1.2 operates on full file system objects path names which can allow a local attacker to use this flaw to conduct symlink attacks

7.1

CVSS

0.5%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

Hardlink before 0.1.2 operates on full file system objects path names which can allow a local attacker to use this flaw to conduct symlink attacks.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Debian Linux · Debian

8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD

Enterprise Linux · Redhat

5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD

Hardlink · Hardlink Project

before 0.1.2 · source: NVD

Affected product

Debian Linux

Debian

All Debian Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3632

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3632

Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3632

Issue Tracking

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=645516

Issue Tracking

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3632

Third Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3632

Exploit

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/15/2

Mailing List

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/20/6