CVE-2009-2657 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in nilfs-utils versions prior to 2.0.14, specifically affecting the mkfs.nilfs2 utility. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary commands due to unnecessary setuid privileges and improper handling of the device string in the -c command line option. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it indicates low attack complexity and local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nilf:nilfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nilf:nilfs:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nilf:nilfs:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nilf:nilfs:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nilf:nilfs:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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