Integer Underflow Affecting ntfs-3g package, versions <1:2017.3.23AR.3-3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-NTFS3G-1555502
  • published22 Mar 2019
  • disclosed5 Jun 2019

Introduced: 22 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-9755  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 ntfs-3g to version 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntfs-3g package and not the ntfs-3g package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer underflow issue exists in ntfs-3g 2017.3.23. A local attacker could potentially exploit this by running /bin/ntfs-3g with specially crafted arguments from a specially crafted directory to cause a heap buffer overflow, resulting in a crash or the ability to execute arbitrary code. In installations where /bin/ntfs-3g is a setuid-root binary, this could lead to a local escalation of privileges.

CVSS Scores

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