CVE-2012-3409: ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev which creates a possible privilege escalation

High severity · published Dec 20, 2019

CVE-2012-3409

ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev which creates a possible privilege escalation

7.8

CVSS

0.4%

EPSS

On KEV

CVSS vector

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

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% 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 · source: NVD

Ecryptfs-utils · Ecryptfs

86 before 99 · source: NVD

Affected product

Debian Linux

Debian

All Debian Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3409

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3409

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/23

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/12/1

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/13/5

Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3409

Issue Tracking

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-3409

Third Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3409