CVE-2007-5497

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5497
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-12-07 11:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple integer overflows in libext2fs in e2fsprogs before 1.40.3 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filesystem image.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.02 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.03 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.04 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.05 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.06 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.07 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.08 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.09 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.10 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.11 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.12 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.13 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.14 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.15 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.16 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.17 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.18 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.19 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.20 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.21 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.22 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.23 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.24 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.25 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.26 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.27 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.28 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.29 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.30 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.31 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.32 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.33 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.34 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.35 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.36 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.37 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.38 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.39 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.40 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs 1.40.1 All All All
Application Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Red Hat update for e2fsprogs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for e2fsprogs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: e2fsprogs-1.40.2-12.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[Security-announce] VMSA-2008-0004 Low: Updated e2fsprogs service console package af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com
ASA-2008-040 (RHSA-2008-0003) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1422-1 e2fsprogs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: e2fsprogs-1.40.2-3.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
404 Page Not Found | SUSE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
VMSA-2008-0004.1 - VMware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
HP Insight Control Suite For Linux Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
SourceForge.net: Files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
Ubuntu update for e2fsprogs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 itrc.hp.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
rPath update for e2fsprogs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Advisories:rPSA-2007-0262 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
Avaya Products e2fsprogs Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
E2fsprogs Buffer Overflow in libext2fs Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Debian update for e2fsprogs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
e2fsprogs libext2fs Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Mandriva update for e2fsprogs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Ext2 Filesystem Utilities e2fsprogs libext2fs Multiple Unspecified Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Vulnerability in XenServer could result in privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.citrix.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
USN-555-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2011 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Citrix XenServer Ext2/Ext3 Processing Security Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
VMware ESX Server update for e2fsprogs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2007-5497 MITRE access.redhat.com
403441 – (CVE-2007-5497) CVE-2007-5497 e2fsprogs multiple integer overflows MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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