SB2015031106 - Heap-based buffer overflow in e2fsprogs (Alpine package)
Published: March 11, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015031106
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0247)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in openfs.c in the libext2fs library in e2fsprogs before 1.42.12. A remote attacker can use crafted block group descriptor data in a filesystem image. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.