CVE-2007-5037

NameCVE-2007-5037
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1440-1
Debian Bugs443913

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
inotify-tools (PTS)bullseye3.14-8.1fixed
bookworm3.22.6.0-4fixed
sid, trixie4.23.9.0-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
inotify-toolssourceetch3.3-2DSA-1440-1
inotify-toolssource(unstable)3.11-1medium443913
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