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CVE-2007-5497 Detail

Current Description

Multiple integer overflows in libext2fs in e2fsprogs before 1.40.3 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filesystem image.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000007.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27889 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27987 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28000 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28030 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28042 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28360 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28541 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28648 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29224 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32774 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=560230&group_id=2406 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-040.htm CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX118766 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0262 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1422 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:242 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0003.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487999/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489082/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26772 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019537 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-555-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0004.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4135 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0761 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38903 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2011 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10399 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00618.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00629.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-5497
NVD Published Date:
12/07/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.