Vulnerability Details : 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) 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.
Products affected by CVE-2007-5159
- cpe:2.3:a:ntfs-3g:ntfs-3g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ntfs-3g:ntfs-3g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5159
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 10 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-5159
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-5159
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-5159
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http://secunia.com/advisories/26938
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-desktop-list/2007-September/msg00163.html
fuse (Was Re: early-gdm redux)
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=298651
298651 – (CVE-2007-5159) ntfs-3g allows access to partition the users normally should not have access to
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00368.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: ntfs-3g-1.913-2.fc7
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