CVE-2015-0247
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-0247 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-02-17 15:59:02 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in openfs.c in the libext2fs library in e2fsprogs before 1.42.12 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted block group descriptor data in a filesystem image. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | E2fsprogs Project | E2fsprogs | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 21 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| e2fsprogs Input Sanitization ≈ Packet Storm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| 1187032 – (CVE-2015-0247) CVE-2015-0247 e2fsprogs: ext2fs_open2() missing first_meta_bg boundary check leading to heap buffer overflow (oCERT-015-002) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: e2fsprogs-1.42.12-1.fc21 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| e2fsprogs: Heap-based buffer overflow (GLSA 201701-06) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: e2fsprogs-1.42.12-3.fc20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3166-1 e2fsprogs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1103-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| e2fsprogs 'lib/ext2fs/openfs.c' Local Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| USN-2507-1: e2fsprogs vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2015-0061 - Updated e2fsprogs packages fix CVE-2015-0247 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | advisories.mageia.org | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:045 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:067 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| ext2/e2fsprogs.git - Ext2/3/4 filesystem userspace utilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: e2fsprogs-1.42.12-3.fc21 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2015:1006-1: moderate: Security update for e2fsprogs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| oCERT.org - oCERT Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ocert.org | US Government Resource |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710444 Gentoo Linux e2fsprogs Heap-based buffer overflow Vulnerability (GLSA 201701-06)