CVE-2011-1679
ncpfs 2.2.6 and earlier attempts to use (1) ncpmount to append to the /etc/mtab file and (2) ncpumount to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
ncpfs 2.2.6 and earlier attempts to use (1) ncpmount to append to the /etc/mtab file and (2) ncpumount to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ncpfs/ncpfs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66701
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.