CVE-2007-5159 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in specific ntfs-3g packages for Fedora 7 and Ubuntu 7.10. The flaw arises from incorrect permissions (setuid root) assigned to mount.ntfs-3g, allowing local users in the 'fuse' group to read and write to arbitrary block devices. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.913-1.fc7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntfs-3g:ntfs-3g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntfs-3g:ntfs-3g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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