CVE-2007-5159

Description

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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00368.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=298651
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-desktop-list/2007-September/msg00163.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/26938 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5159?
CVE-2007-5159 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5159?
To fix CVE-2007-5159, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5159 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5159 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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