CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.6
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to effectively replace any directory with a new filesystem, and consequently gain privileges, via a mount system call.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2014-02-15
Last Modified Date: 2014-03-08