CVE-2007-5037

N/A Unknown

Published: September 24, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Buffer 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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/40563

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26825

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/27616

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28221

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=540277&group_id=171752

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1440

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25724

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36687

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00228.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913