CVE-2007-5497

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    CVE-2007-5497

    Published: 7 Dec 2007Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple integer overflows in libext2fs in e2fsprogs before 1.40.3 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filesystem image.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/27889, http://secunia.com/advisories/27965, http://secunia.com/advisories/27987, http://secunia.com/advisories/28000, http://secunia.com/advisories/28030, http://secunia.com/advisories/28042, http://secunia.com/advisories/28360, http://secunia.com/advisories/28541, http://secunia.com/advisories/28648, http://secunia.com/advisories/29224, http://secunia.com/advisories/32774, http://secunia.com/advisories/40551, http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1422, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:242, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0003.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-555-1, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0004.html, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4135, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0761, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796, http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083, http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000007.html, http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=560230&group_id=2406, http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-040.htm, http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX118766, http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0262, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487999/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489082/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26772, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019537, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38903, https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2011, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10399, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00618.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00629.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High