Upstream information

CVE-2007-5497 at MITRE

Description

Multiple integer overflows in libext2fs in e2fsprogs before 1.40.3 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filesystem image.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5.8
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 340473 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • e2fsprogs-devel >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libcom_err-devel >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libcom_err-devel-32bit >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libext2fs-devel >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libext2fs-devel-32bit >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libext2fs2-32bit >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libext2fs2-x86 >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA e2fsprogs-devel-1.41.9-2.14.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • e2fsprogs >= 1.41.9-2.1.51
  • libcom_err2 >= 1.41.9-2.1.51
  • libcom_err2-32bit >= 1.41.9-2.1.51
  • libcom_err2-x86 >= 1.41.9-2.1.51
  • libext2fs2 >= 1.41.9-2.1.51
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA e2fsprogs-1.41.9-2.1.51
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • e2fsprogs >= 1.41.9-2.7.1
  • libcom_err2 >= 1.41.9-2.7.1
  • libcom_err2-32bit >= 1.41.9-2.7.1
  • libcom_err2-x86 >= 1.41.9-2.7.1
  • libext2fs2 >= 1.41.9-2.7.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA e2fsprogs-1.41.9-2.7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • e2fsprogs >= 1.41.9-2.9.1
  • libcom_err2 >= 1.41.9-2.9.1
  • libcom_err2-32bit >= 1.41.9-2.9.1
  • libcom_err2-x86 >= 1.41.9-2.9.1
  • libext2fs2 >= 1.41.9-2.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA e2fsprogs-1.41.9-2.9.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • e2fsprogs >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • e2fsprogs-devel >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libcom_err-devel >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libcom_err-devel-32bit >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libcom_err2 >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libcom_err2-32bit >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libcom_err2-x86 >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libext2fs-devel >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libext2fs-devel-32bit >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libext2fs2 >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libext2fs2-32bit >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
  • libext2fs2-x86 >= 1.41.9-2.14.3
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA e2fsprogs-1.41.9-2.14.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA e2fsprogs-devel-1.41.9-2.14.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • e2fsprogs >= 1.47.0-160000.3.2
  • e2fsprogs-devel >= 1.47.0-160000.3.2
  • e2fsprogs-scrub >= 1.47.0-160000.3.2
  • fuse2fs >= 1.47.0-160000.3.2
  • libcom_err-devel >= 1.47.0-160000.3.2
  • libcom_err-devel-static >= 1.47.0-160000.3.2
  • libcom_err2 >= 1.47.0-160000.3.2
  • libext2fs-devel >= 1.47.0-160000.3.2
  • libext2fs-devel-static >= 1.47.0-160000.3.2
  • libext2fs2 >= 1.47.0-160000.3.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 GA e2fsprogs-1.47.0-160000.3.2
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
  • e2fsprogs >= 1.47.0-2.3
  • libcom_err2 >= 1.47.0-2.3
  • libext2fs2 >= 1.47.0-2.3
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA e2fsprogs-1.47.0-2.3
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1
  • e2fsprogs >= 1.47.0-slfo.1.1_1.2
  • libcom_err2 >= 1.47.0-slfo.1.1_1.2
  • libext2fs2 >= 1.47.0-slfo.1.1_1.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA e2fsprogs-1.47.0-slfo.1.1_1.2
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • e2fsprogs >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • e2fsprogs-devel >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • e2fsprogs-scrub >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • libcom_err-devel >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • libcom_err-devel-32bit >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • libcom_err-devel-static >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • libcom_err2 >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • libcom_err2-32bit >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • libext2fs-devel >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • libext2fs-devel-32bit >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • libext2fs-devel-static >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • libext2fs2 >= 1.46.4-1.1
  • libext2fs2-32bit >= 1.46.4-1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10731

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:22:19 2013
CVE page last modified: Sun Nov 2 12:18:12 2025