CVE-2005-1858

Description

FUSE 2.x before 2.3.0 does not properly clear previously used memory from unfilled pages when the filesystem returns a short byte count to a read request, which may allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.18%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory osvdb.org Vendor Advisory sven-tantau.de

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/16024	third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/311634	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13857	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014107	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/15561/	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=331884	vendor advisory
http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/fuse/fuse_20050603.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-744	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/17042	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1858?: CVE-2005-1858 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1858?: To fix CVE-2005-1858, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1858 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-1858 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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