Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-1572
Heap-based buffer overflow in closefs.c in the libext2fs library in e2fsprogs before 1.42.12 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by causing a crafted block group descriptor to be marked as dirty. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-0247.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1572
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-1572
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-1572
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-1572
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72709
e2fsprogs CVE-2015-1572 Incomplete Fix Local Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00010.html
openSUSE-SU-2015:1006-1: moderate: Security update for e2fsprogs
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/150805.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: e2fsprogs-1.42.12-3.fc20
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3166
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3166-1 e2fsprogs
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2507-1
USN-2507-1: e2fsprogs vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-22
e2fsprogs: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201507-22) — Gentoo security
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00006.html
openSUSE-SU-2015:1002-1: moderate: Security update for e2fsprogs
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:068
mandriva.com
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:067
mandriva.com
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https://git.kernel.org/cgit/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git/commit/?id=49d0fe2a14f2a23da2fe299643379b8c1d37df73
ext2/e2fsprogs.git - Ext2/3/4 filesystem userspace utilitiesVendor Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/150606.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: e2fsprogs-1.42.12-3.fc21
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http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0088.html
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2015-0088 - Updated e2fsprogs packages fix CVE-2015-1572
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00019.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1103-1: important: Security update for
Products affected by CVE-2015-1572
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:e2fsprogs_project:e2fsprogs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*