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CVE-2011-3632 json

Hardlink before 0.1.2 operates on full file system objects path names which can allow a local attacker to use this flaw to conduct symlink…

published 2019-11-26 6 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-3591

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Hardlink before 0.1.2 operates on full file system objects path names which can allow a local attacker to use this flaw to conduct symlink attacks.

Patch / fix

  • hardlink_project hardlink 0.1.2
  • hardlink openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.0.g50-1.7

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10055-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-3632 updated cvss 1.9

hardlink: Prone to symlink attacks

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 hardlink Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 hardlink
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • openwall.com https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/15/2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • hardlink hardlink

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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