FKIE_CVE-2007-5037

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-09-24 00:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:45
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/40563
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26825Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27616
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28221
cve@mitre.orghttp://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=540277&group_id=171752
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1440
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25724
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36687
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00228.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/40563
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26825Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27616
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28221
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=540277&group_id=171752
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1440
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25724
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36687
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00228.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
inotify inotify-tools *

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              "versionEndIncluding": "3.10",
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    },
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  "id": "CVE-2007-5037",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:45:19.930",
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