Buffer overflow in Tuxera Ntfs-3g
CVE-2022-40284
A buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G before 2022.10.3. Crafted metadata in an NTFS image can cause code execution. A local attacker can exploit this if the ntfs-3g binary is setuid root. A physically proximate attacker can exploit this if NTFS-3G software is configured to execute upon attachment of an external storage device.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Tuxera Ntfs-3g
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36, 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/31/2 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00029.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-40284?
- CVE-2022-40284 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tuxera Ntfs-3g, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-40284?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.