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CVE-2007-5159

The ntfs-3g package before 1.913-2.fc7 in Fedora 7, and an ntfs-3g package in Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy, assign incorrect permissions (setuid root)…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 29%
Public exploits
0
none known

The ntfs-3g package before 1.913-2.fc7 in Fedora 7, and an ntfs-3g package in Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy, assign incorrect permissions (setuid root) to mount.ntfs-3g, which allows local users with fuse group membership to read from and write to arbitrary block devices, possibly involving a file descriptor leak.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00368.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=298651 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-desktop-list/2007-September/msg00163.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26938 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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