Buffer overflow in E2fsprogs_project E2fsprogs
CVE-2019-5094
An 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…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.011 (61.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- E2fsprogs_project E2fsprogs
- Netapp Hci_management_node
- Netapp Solidfire
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31
- N/a E2fsprogs — versions E2fsprogs 1.43.3 - 1.45.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- talos-cna@cisco.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5094?
- CVE-2019-5094 is a high-severity vulnerability in E2fsprogs_project E2fsprogs, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5094?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-5094 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.