CVE-2005-3531
fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc...
fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain special characters.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain special characters.
- Record
CVE-2005-3531- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain special characters.
- Record
CVE-2005-3531- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3530 No score
fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain special characters.
- Record
EUVD-2005-3530- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8gf-vcmf-6ww6 No score
fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc...
fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain special characters.
- Record
GHSA-w8gf-vcmf-6ww6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain special characters.
- Record
CVE-2005-3531- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-3531 No score
fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain special characters.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3531- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-3531 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Miklos Szeredi Fuse, published November 23, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in fuse 2.4.1-0.1.
References
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-17.xml
securityfocus.com/bid/15529
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:216
secunia.com/advisories/17691
vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2529
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3531
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w8gf-vcmf-6ww6
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3531