CVE-2019-5094 is a high-severity code execution vulnerability in the quota file functionality of E2fsprogs 1.45.3, affecting various Linux distributions and NetApp products. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious ext4 partition, leading to an out-of-bounds heap write and potential code execution. The attack requires high privileges and high attack complexity, but successful exploitation results in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.43.3, <= 1.45.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:e2fsprogs_project:e2fsprogs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVE-2019-5094
Jan 12, 2021An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the quota file functionality of E2fsprogs 1.45.3. A specially crafted ext4 partition can cause an out-of-bounds write on the heap resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.
Sep 10, 2019e2fsprogs: Crafted ext4 partition leads to out-of-bounds write
Aug 27, 2019