Description
The ntfs-3g package before 1.913-2.fc7 in Fedora 7, and an ntfs-3g package in Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy, assign incorrect permissions (setuid root) to mount.ntfs-3g, which allows local users with fuse group membership to read from and write to arbitrary block devices, possibly involving a file descriptor leak.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-5140 | The ntfs-3g package before 1.913-2.fc7 in Fedora 7, and an ntfs-3g package in Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy, assign incorrect permissions (setuid root) to mount.ntfs-3g, which allows local users with fuse group membership to read from and write to arbitrary block devices, possibly involving a file descriptor leak. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T18:24:53.206Z
Reserved: 2007-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-5159
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-10-01T05:17:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-5159
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD