e2fsprogs 1.42.11 Filesystem openfs.c memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs 1.42.11. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file openfs.c of the component Filesystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in openfs.c in the libext2fs library in e2fsprogs before 1.42.12 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted block group descriptor data in a filesystem image.

The weakness was released 02/17/2015 by Jose Duart with Google Security Team as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at ocert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0247 since 11/18/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82136 (Debian DLA-153-1 : e2fsprogs security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167996 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for e2fsprogs (SUSE-SU-2015:1364-1)).

Upgrading to version 12.04 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100740), Tenable (82136), SecurityFocus (BID 72520†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48665†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-74289. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 82136
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-153-1 : e2fsprogs security update
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-542
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: e2fsprogs 12.04
Patch: git.kernel.org

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2507-1
Researcher: Jose Duart
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0247 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0247
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74221

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X-Force: 100740
SecurityFocus: 72520 - e2fsprogs 'lib/ext2fs/openfs.c' Local Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 48665 - e2fsprogs libext2fs Local Code Execution Vulnerability via Crafted Filesystem Image, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:13 PM
Updated: 04/16/2022 02:47 PM
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:13 PM (66), 06/20/2017 08:36 AM (11), 04/16/2022 02:46 PM (4), 04/16/2022 02:47 PM (1)
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