CVE-2015-0247

Published: Feb 17, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.6

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in openfs.c in the libext2fs library in e2fsprogs before 1.42.12 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted block group descriptor data in a filesystem image.

Affected (8)

Products: E2fsprogs Project: E2fsprogs · Debian: Debian Linux · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · +1 more

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E2fsprogs Project: E2fsprogs · Debian: Debian Linux · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Fedoraproject: Fedora

1 product

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
E2fsprogs Project E2fsprogs	Up to 1.42.11

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0

Configuration C

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.10

Configuration D

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 20
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 21

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (36)

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0061.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git/commit/?id=f66e6ce4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/149434.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/150606.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/150805.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00019.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00010.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130283/e2fsprogs-Input-Sanitization.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3166

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:045

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:067

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-002.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534633/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72520

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2507-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187032

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100740

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-06

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0061.html