CVE-2007-5037 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the inotifytools_snprintf function in src/inotifytools.c in the inotify-tools library before 3.11 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename.

Published: 2007-09-24

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:inotify:inotify-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1440-1	New inotify-tools packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5018	Buffer overflow in the inotifytools_snprintf function in src/inotifytools.c in the inotify-tools library before 3.11 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01863.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913
http://osvdb.org/40563
http://secunia.com/advisories/26825
http://secunia.com/advisories/27616
http://secunia.com/advisories/28221
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=540277&group_id=171752
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1440
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25724
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36687
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00228.html

History

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Subscriptions

Inotify Inotify-tools

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:17:27.969Z

Reserved: 2007-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5037

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-09-24T00:17:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-5037

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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