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Status published
Medium
CVE-2007-5037
Buffer overflow in the inotifytools_snprintf function in src/inotifytools.c in the...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the inotifytools_snprintf function in src/inotifytools.c in the inotify-tools library before 3.11 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://osvdb.org/40563
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27616
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=540277&group_id=171752
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25724
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00228.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28221
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1440
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26825
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36687
Affected Vendor
inotify
View all reports →Affected Software
inotify-tools
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 24th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.