VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-5037
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.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 3.03%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.03%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.03% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- inotify/inotify-tools
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913
- http://osvdb.org/40563
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26825Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913
- http://osvdb.org/40563
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26825Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.