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.
Published: 2007-09-24
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 1.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1440-1 New inotify-tools packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5018 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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Inotify Inotify-tools
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:17:27.969Z

Reserved: 2007-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5037

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-24T00:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5037

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