CVE-2018-12559

Published Jun 19, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the cantata-mounter D-Bus service in Cantata through 2.3.1. The mount target path check in mounter.cpp `mpOk()` is insufficient. A regular user can consequently mount a CIFS filesystem anywhere (e.g., outside of the /home directory tree) by passing directory traversal sequences such as a home/../usr substring.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-4519 An issue was discovered in the cantata-mounter D-Bus service in Cantata through 2.3.1. The mount target path check in mounter.cpp `mpOk()` is insufficient. A regular user can consequently mount a CIFS filesystem anywhere (e.g., outside of the /home directory tree) by passing directory traversal sequences such as a home/../usr substring.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:38 AM
Reserved
Jun 19, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 19, 2018, 5:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:37 AM