CVE-2007-5497 describes multiple integer overflows within the libext2fs library in e2fsprogs versions prior to 1.40.3, affecting ext2 filesystem utilities. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity, and allows for user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted filesystem image. While the attack complexity is medium and requires user interaction, successful exploitation could lead to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.40.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ext2_filesystems_utilities:e2fsprogs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ext2_filesystems_utilities:e2fsprogs:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ext2_filesystems_utilities:e2fsprogs:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ext2_filesystems_utilities:e2fsprogs:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ext2_filesystems_utilities:e2fsprogs:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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