Vulnerability Name:

CCN-411

Published:1996-10-01
Updated:1996-10-01
Summary:The mount and umount programs could allow a local user to execute arbitrary commands and gain root access. The affected programs shipped with most popular distributions of Linux.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory SA-96.04
Vulnerability in the mount program

Source: CCN
Type: NCNU CERT Vendor-Initiated Bulletin VB-96.17
Linux Security FAQ Update

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-mount(411)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    linux linux kernel *
    debian debian linux 1.1
    redhat linux 2.1
    redhat linux 3.0.3