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.
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Advisories
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DLA-153-1 | e2fsprogs security update |
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DLA-162-1 | e2fsprogs security update |
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DSA-3166-1 | e2fsprogs security update |
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EUVD-2015-0269 | 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. |
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USN-2507-1 | e2fsprogs vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T04:03:10.673Z
Reserved: 2014-11-18T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-0247

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-02-17T15:59:02.983
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-0247


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