THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-5497
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2007-5497

E2fsprogs vulnerability

CVSS
5.8
EPSS
4.1%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Multiple integer overflows in libext2fs in e2fsprogs before 1.40.3 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filesystem image.
Affected vendor
Ext2 Filesystems Utilities
Affected product
E2fsprogs
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2007-12-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 4.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-5497

  • Confirm whether Ext2 Filesystems Utilities E2fsprogs is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-5497.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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