CVE-2011-3630

Description

Hardlink before 0.1.2 suffer from multiple stack-based buffer overflow flaws because of the way directory trees with deeply nested directories are processed. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted directory tree, and trick the local user into consolidating it, leading to hardlink executable crash, or, potentially arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the hardlink executable.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.12% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory openwall.com
Affected: hardlink hardlink
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3630 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3630 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3630 third party advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/20/6 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=645516 third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3630?
CVE-2011-3630 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3630?
To fix CVE-2011-3630, 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-2011-3630 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-3630 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2011-3630?
CVE-2011-3630 affects hardlink hardlink.
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