Buffer overflow in E2fsprogs_project E2fsprogs
CVE-2015-1572
Heap-based buffer overflow in closefs.c in the libext2fs library in e2fsprogs before 1.42.12 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by causing a crafted block group descriptor to be marked as dirty. NOTE: this vulnerability exists be…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.006 (43.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- E2fsprogs_project E2fsprogs
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1572?
- CVE-2015-1572 is a vulnerability in E2fsprogs_project E2fsprogs, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-02-24.
- Is CVE-2015-1572 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.