CVE-2015-0247

e2fsprogs: ext2fs_open2() missing first_meta_bg boundary check leading to heap buffer overflow (oCERT-015-002)

Published Feb 17, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-153-1 e2fsprogs security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-162-1 e2fsprogs security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3166-1 e2fsprogs security update
EUVD EUVD 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2507-1 e2fsprogs vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00138}

epss

{'score': 0.00154}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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{'score': 0.00101}

epss

{'score': 0.00138}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:03 AM
Reserved
Nov 18, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 17, 2015, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:19 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 5, 2015, 12:00 AM